New GEF adaptation projects to strengthen resilience and support ecosystems
The Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) are moving forward with new efforts to strengthen climate resilience in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
The approved work program by the LDCF and SCCF Council includes approximately $52 million in GEF support and is expected to leverage more than $116 million in co-financing, scaling up country-driven adaptation solutions across Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.
The initiatives emphasize integrated land–water management, coastal protection, sustainable fisheries, and climate-resilient livelihoods, reflecting the GEF-managed adaptation funds’ focus on community-driven solutions, gender-responsive action, and ecosystem-based approaches tailored to national priorities.
Together, the five projects demonstrate how targeted, grant-based adaptation finance can deliver concrete results – even in fragile and high-risk contexts – while laying the foundations for long-term resilience.
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Highlights | Highlights of the Council's Discussions | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Joint Summary | Joint Summary of the GEF Council Co-Chairs | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/01 | Provisional Agenda | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/02 | Work Program for the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change Fund | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/03 | Progress Report on the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/04 | FY25 Annual Monitoring Review of the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Inf.01/Rev.01 | Provisional List of Documents | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Inf.02 | Status report for the LDCF | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Inf.03 | Status report for the SCCF | Document
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| GEF/LDCF.SCCF.39/Inf.04 | Update on the Development of the GEF Programming Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special Climate Change Fund and Operational Improvements July 2026 to June 2030 | Document
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