Climate Change Adaptation

Adaptation

Latin America and the Caribbean is a highly vulnerable region to the impacts of climate change. Rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, and sea-level rise, among other threats, affect ecosystems, communities, and their livelihoods. Despite the urgent need for adaptation, there are barriers in terms of knowledge, capacity, regulations, and financing that hinder this process.

Climate Action supports multiple stakeholders in their adaptation efforts. Its goal is to reduce the vulnerability of ecosystems and people to climate risks through knowledge management, the implementation of Nature-Based Solutions initiatives, and the development of technical capacities.

To overcome existing barriers, Climate Action contributes to the resilience of the region through four main thematic areas:

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience

Innovative Financing for Adaptation and Private Sector Engagement

Impact on International Climate Negotiations Spaces

Local Action and Inclusive Participation for Resilience

News

11/23/2023

Kingston High School Students Attend Groundbreaking Youth Climate Conference

Eager high school students converged on the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston last Wednesday to attend a novel Nature-based Solutions

11/16/2023

Grow what you eat: City students learn the art of climate-smart container gardening

Students of Kingston Technical High School and members of the school’s 4-H Club attended a comprehensive training session on the set up and maintenance of container gardens

11/15/2023

Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilient Cities

11/07/2023

East Kingston community excited by urban forestry programme

East Kingston Community Excited about Community Garden Intervention under Forestry Department/CityAdapt Partnership

10/24/2023

Five key elements

Five key elements to ensure strategic planning for climate change adaptation at the interinstitutional level.

10/20/2023

UNEP CityAdapt Project Invests over JM$14M in Kingston Inner-city Schools and Greenwich Town

UNEP CityAdapt Project Invests over JM$14M (US$90,000) in Kingston Inner-city Schools and Greenwich Town: Partners with Jamaica 4-H Clubs to install Rainwater Harvesting and Water Purification Systems, Greenhouses and Container Gardens.

Initiatives

Climate Capsules

Five key elements to ensure strategic planning for climate change adaptation at the interinstitutional level.

Publications

Adaptation

National Adaptation Planning: Emerging Lessons Learned from UNEP Projects

Policy Brief

This briefing note provides a snapshot summary of the early lessons learned from UNEP’s NAP project portfolio. Although the assessment focused on 6 of the 18 countries being supported, several key messages and design recommendations have emerged from this process.

Adaptation

Adaptation Gap Report 2023

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared – Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed finds that progress on climate adaptation is slowing when it should be accelerating to catch up with these rising climate change impacts.