LoCAL targets:

🟢Health
🟢Participation
🟢Infrastructure
🟢Peace
🟢Employment
🟢Water
🟢Community
🟢A better future

Read how the Gov🇲🇿 transforms the lives of millions of people through locally led climate action ➡️ shorturl.at/drtF9

Under the leadership of the Gov🇲🇿, LoCAL has already benefited more than 3 million people across the country.

They are women, girls, men and boys who benefit from climate-resilient infrastructure thanks to the support of 🇧🇪🇸🇪🇨🇭🇪🇺 and Catalonia.

Discover some of their stories:

🇧🇹 In #Bhutan , communities are adapting to the impacts of climate change using #EU Budget Support channeled to local governments using UNCDF.

🙏 Thank you to the #EuropeanUnion !

#HappeningNow

UNCDF is this week bringing District Representatives together with government and donor partners in Uganda.

🌱 Because sustainable #ClimateFinance solutions grow from the local level.

bit.ly/UgLo23

🟩 Meet Musa, with support from EU in The Gambia; he’s one of thousands of young people looking forward to a more certain, brighter future.

Musa received skills training as part of a series of UNCDF investments.

➡️ More: youtube.com/watch?v=HOaT-p…

🗣 “We are delighted to work hand in hand with the Government of Uganda as they embark on this new period of adaptation action in the country,” said Caroline Adriaensen, the Head of Cooperation of the #EU delegation to #Uganda .

More: uncdf.link/saving

🚰 Fetching and carrying water has consumed an increasing number of back-breaking hours from Joyce Stephano’s week as climate change puts pressure on limited water resources in #Tanzania .

🇹🇿 Read her full story: uncdf.link/8b37a0

The work continues in #Uganda .

Communities across Uganda need to urgently adapt to the impacts of #ClimateChange .

UNCDF has brought together local, national and international partners to identify solutions...

bit.ly/UNCDFLoCAL

We’re working with the government in #Uganda and #TeamEurope partners to bring climate #adaptation solutions to communities.

LoCAL, financing locally led adaptation

UNCDF

🗣 “I’m excited about this week because we join as local governments the other governments that have been piloting LoCAL,” said Lokol Paul, Chairperson of Nabilatuk District in Uganda’s northern Karamoja Subregion.

➡️ Find out more: uncdf.link/saving

🇺🇳 With long-standing support from the #EU , UNCDF LoCAL🇺🇳 has developed & grown to become a global mechanism for channeling climate finance to communities for locally-led adaptation.

🇪🇺 EU + UNCDF deliver long-term climate-proofed development solutions for the most vulnerable.

Empowering women, growing communities!

#DidYouKnow UNCDF LoCAL🇺🇳 🇬🇲created over 8⃣0⃣0⃣ new jobs & trained 6⃣,9⃣0⃣0⃣ farmers boosting income & resilience.

This was done through a $400K in seed grants to women-led agri-SMEs in The #Gambia 🇬🇲

#InvestInWomen
#DeliveringForTheGambia

Today at #NAPExpo in Bangladesh, we shared experience in accelerating local #adaptation finance.

National Adaptation Plans are the blueprint for sustainable action on climate change.

uncdf.org/local

We're looking forward to taking part in this event on 24th April.

Join UNCDF's Rafael Moser in #Bangladesh

🇩🇰🇺🇳Dan Jørgensen: 'Good talk w UN Development Achim Steiner on how to integrate global climate and develoment efforts and how to adress global financing gap by reforming international financial architecture.' #climteaction #SDGs

🇺🇳 UNCDF’s START Facility provides concessional financing to enterprises operating within the agro-processing sector in Uganda.

➡️ In 2023, the facility disbursed US$ 780,000 in concessional finance to ten businesses in partnership with the Uganda Development Bank Ltd. #SDGs

Our HoC Luc Pirson addressed the UNCDF national workshop, whereby 4 new districts are joining the LoCAL project in the fight against #climate change.

Together with EU, Denmark & Sweden we're supporting districts & local governments in adaptation to climate change. #TeamEurope

🇺🇬 The Government of Uganda, with the support of the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), organized a three-day event to scale up action on #ClimateAdaptation in the country.

🟩 Press Release: uncdf.link/saving