UNDP supports countries in the four sub-regions of the Arab region (Mashreq, Maghreb, Arab Gulf and Horn of Africa) to adapt to climate change impacts and to prepare for disaster risks. Climate change adaptation projects in the region work on improving natural resource management practices, diversified incomes, policy support, and ecosystem-based adaptation approaches for enhancing agricultural productivity. Read the full report here.

ONE Resilient Team has been selected to work in Semarang to enhance the city’s resilience against climate and urban risks. The project is part of a larger initiative by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency which is promoting Water as Leverage Challenge. This initiative marks a turning point in resilience thinking that acknowledges the importance of integrated city design approaches to cope with climate change and urban risk. Read the full story here.

The 2018 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership was awarded to the Advancing Green Infrastructure Program, a public-private partnership, which has built hundreds of bioswales across the city of New Haven (CT, USA) to reduce the pollution and flooding impacts of stormwater runoff. Read more here.