Project Title: Ecology and Gender Based Flood Resilience Building in Thua Thien Hue,Central Vietnam (ResilNam)

Project Title: Building the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities against floods in Sri Lanka

Project Title: Agricultural and Water Resilience in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

MercyCorps became a catalyst for transformation in the livestock market system, increasing resilience for hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable people in one of the most shock exposed places in the world: the Horn of Africa. The project helped livestock owners manage their assets and livelihood risks while simultaneously increasing their household-level productivity and […]

University of Sydney, in collaboration with partners in Australia and Southeast Asia, received funding to strengthen the voices of people with disabilities in the region who are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters, and often overlooked in traditional disaster risk reduction efforts. Taking a multi-action approach, the team supported the generation of knowledge, risk awareness and […]

MercyCorps worked to strengthen the resilience of agro-pastoralists in Mali and Niger, by expanding their access to formal financial services. The project educated agro-pastoralist men and women so that they can make informed decisions about their household finances and better manage risk. This unlocked access to new credit options, including warehouse credit for farmers and […]

Trans African Hydro-Meteorological Observatory (TAHMO) received funding to empower local communities and vulnerable agriculturists across Uganda with an innovative early warning weather system for severe weather across the drought prone Cattle Corridor, the accident prone areas of Lake Victoria, Kyoga, and Wamala, and Uganda’s flash flood prone highlands. Leveraging the prevalence of cell phones across […]

Grameen Foundation received funding to build resilience among coconut farmers in the Philippines who, despite forming the backbone of the country’s top agricultural industry, are chronically poor and especially vulnerable to climate change. The team helped farmers to improve productivity, access financial services, expand market access, and use early warning systems to control pest and […]

Groundswell International have engaged in building the resilience of communities in the Sahel’s ecologically fragile dry lands, giving particular attention to women in the more vulnerable households. The team helped small scale farmers to experiment with agro-ecological innovations to increase climate-resilient food production and dietary diversity in their communities, while also regenerating soils, trees and […]

MetaMeta Research and partners received funding to transform the way roads – conduits for modern commerce and life – are planned and built in the Horn of Africa by introducing innovative designs and improved guidelines to harvest rainwater, prevent soil erosion, and improve use of roadside land. By bringing together government authorities, water and climate […]