Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods
Under this Signature Programme, Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods, UNDP supports countries to achieve pro-poor and pro-growth sustainable economic development and livelihoods in the face of climate change. This is done through strengthening adaptive capacity and enabling environments to create robust and responsive state institutions, capable public and private sector management, and skilled human resources to innovate, adapt and deliver to the changing conditions. UNDP is working to establish effective strategic governance, encouraging governance innovation and reform, and ensuring that institutions are able to cope with next generation development challenges.
Through Advancing Cross-sectoral Climate Resilient Livelihoods, UNDP-GEF provides assistance to country-led efforts on climate change risk management in the context of agriculture and food security, water resources, coastal zone development, public health, and climate change-related disaster risks. These efforts are directly working to eradicate extrement poverty through sustainable economic transformation. By increasing adaptive capacity, UNDP supported projects under this Signature Programme aim to diversify and enhance livelihoods and sources of income for vulnerable populations, support climate resilient technologies and improve access to insurance and risk transfer mechanisms.
More information on relevant UNDP supported programmes can be obtained through the following links:
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Economic Diversification
Sectors such as tourism, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and energy production are all sensitive to the adverse effects of climate change. The negative impacts of climate change on these sectors are of concern to all countries, especially for those whose economies are primarily driven by climate sensitive sectors. In this context it is imperative for all countries to diversify their economies either by expanding climate sensitive sectors or by promoting adaptation measures that increase resilience within the sector. Economic diversification is one component of economic resilience and is also a key component of sustainable development as it will assist countries in reducing poverty and generate employment in the long run.
In order to eradicate extreme poverty, there needs to be an economic transformation towards sustainable development. This transformation needs to be supported institutions, incentives and investments and is an essential factor in adapting to changing conditions.
UNDP’s support in pursuing economic diversification strategies have been employed in a wide range of sectors. Tourism, agriculture and energy are a few examples. These efforts are about shifting strategies to respond to emerging climate changes and to develop systems that are resilient yet sufficiently flexible that they enable people to respond to change.
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Projects
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Climate Resilient Technologies
Adaptation will require more resilient infrastructure, more climate-resilient technologies, and new agricultural practices to counter the increased climate risks. Improving access to energy in underserved areas and using low-emission technologies can address the development needs of vulnerable populations while promoting a transition to green, low-emission and climate resilient development.
UNDP supports its national partners to promote the design and implementation of innovative technologies. By piloting adaptive technologies, UNDP projects directly support action at the local level to facilitate adaptation to the impacts of climate change. Innovative technologies and practices include resilient agro-pastoral practices, water management and rehabilitation of ecosystems. By showcasing good practices, NGOs and local populations are more likely to implement similar activities. Through these efforts UNDP is also helping to secure equitable, transparent and affordable access to energy and natural resources in productive sectors with the highest potential for poverty eradication.
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Climate Resilient Social Protection
In recent years, there has been growing awareness of the need for greater integration of social protection measures, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction efforts. There is much to gain from deepening integration between these three areas, in terms of reducing vulnerability and poverty even in the face of worsening climate impacts and/or natural hazards
As such, UNDP has placed an emphasis on transforming productive livelihoods as well protecting, and adapting to changing climate conditions rather than simply reinforcing coping mechanisms.
By supporting financially and institutionally sustainable systems of social protection, UNDP efforts are grounded in an understanding of the structural root causes of poverty in a particular region or sector, permitting more effective targeting of vulnerability to multiple shocks and stresses and therefore better social protection.Consistent with its focus on low-emission climate-resilient development, and complementing the Ecosystem Based Approach, UNDP also aims to preserve and restore natural ecosystems that can provide cost-effective protection against climate change threats. In Tuvalu for example, UNDP is supporting the protection of livelihoods in island communities from dynamic climate-related damage. The Government of Tuvalu aims to integrate climate resilience into coastal management, public works and agriculture and water sector policies and plans, including the Te Kakeega II (National Development Plan) and corresponding public sector budgets and asset management plans.
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Projects
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Risk Transfer and Insurance
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