Project

Increase Resilience to Climate Change in Northern Ghana through the Management of Water Resources and Diversification of Livelihoods

Lead country

Ghana

Participating countries

Ghana

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From March 23, 2016 to December 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  2. 13.3 Improve learning, capacity on climate change measures
  3. 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Project ID: 4952

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Technical team

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Climate resilient integrated water resource & coastal area management
  • Cross-sectoral climate resilient livelihoods

Landscape(s)

  • FreshWaters

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rivers and river basins

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture
  • Aquaculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Management operation
  • Capacity building
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Smallholder farmers

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 15.1 Conserve, restore, sustainably use terrestrial, freshwater ecosystems
  • 13.3 Improve learning, capacity on climate change measures
  • 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy
  • Poverty reduction

USD $7,644,214

Grant amount

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Adaptation Fund ($7,644,214)

Implementing partner(s)

  • MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION OF GHANA

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