Mozambique ranks third among the most exposed African countries to adverse effects of climate change as a result of frequent occurrence of droughts, floods, and cyclones. Climate change events affect over 58 percent of the population. The Gaza province, located in the south, is one of the most adversely affected provinces in terms of climate change events with frequent occurrence of droughts in the northern parts and floods in the coastal areas of the province.

In response to these challenges, the PPCR and AfDB launched the Sustainable Land and Water Resources Management Project in 2014. This project will help increase the capacity of communities to address the inter-linked challenges of adverse impacts of climate change, rural poverty, food insecurity and land degradation.

Being ranked the world’s fourth most climate-vulnerable country, Nepal has adopted ambitious plans to strengthen its climate change risk management capacity.

In 2011, the Mainstreaming Climate Change Risk Management in Development Technical Assistance program (TA) was approved with a CIF/PPCR allocation of USD 7.2 million. The TA program implemented by ADB aimed to integrate climate change risks into Nepal’s climate change program and develop knowledge management tools.

The program was expected to apply risk screening tools for irrigation, infrastructure, and urban development projects, with a trained focal point in charge of climate change risk management in government infrastructure agencies.

Five years later, the project, in close consultation with sector agencies, has developed recommendations for policy and regulatory, institutional, technical, and capacity building climate change reforms for six sectors (strategic road networks, local and rural roads,

Frequent drought and flood events with higher intensities due to climate change jeopardize the fight against poverty and impede a sustainable development in many parts of Bolivia. To adapt to these threats holistic management approaches at the basin level, considering all water uses and integrating all relevant stakeholders have been developed. For effective planning, decision makers have taken environmental, economic and social factors into consideration. IT-based planning tools allow to estimate water availability or flood risks under the impact of climate change and social

changes. The use of these highly sophisticated instruments and the integration of its results with social and economic planning tools often is a major burden for local stakeholder and impede integral planning.

The PPCR developed a Decision Support System integrating hydrological modeling, economic data, water usage interests and local priorities to analyze possible conflicts, develop a management strategy and prioritize infrastructure and management activities for one of its Pilot Basins.

A landlocked country with mountains occupying 93 percent of its territory, and glaciers making up 6 percent of its total land area, Tajikistan is also one of the most climate vulnerable countries in Central Asia. Significant climate change has already been observed in Tajikistan, such as increase in average temperatures, glacier retreat, and change in average precipitation and range. The negative effects of climate change—on food and energy production, the availability of water, and others sectors—are already being felt and the consequences are disproportionately affecting the livelihoods of poor Tajiks.

In 2014, the PPCR Sub-Committee approved USD 5.0 million in PPCR concessional finance under the PPCR private sector set aside window for the establishment of an innovative financing facility to support the uptake of climate-resilient, water-efficient, energy-efficient and sustainable land management technologies by Tajik’s small businesses, farmers and households. PPCR funding leveraged additional USD 5 million from the EBRD (commercial loan) and USD 2.25 million from DFID and EBRD Special Shareholder Funds.

Implemented by EBRD, this project was officially launched in February 2016 and