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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 5h

Join us online for Day 1 of the 45th Adaptation Fund Board Meeting.

⏰ Beginning today at 9:00 a.m. CET.

🔗 Watch here: www.adaptation-fund.org/45th-adaptat...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 21h

Next week, the AF joins @adaptationfutures.bsky.social in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand (Oct 13–16) as a proud key partner.

Join us for Innovation Spotlight 2025, advancing locally led, innovative solutions for climate change adaptation.

🔗 Watch live: www.adaptation-fund.org/adaptation-f...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 21h

At @adaptationfutures.bsky.social next week? Don’t Miss This!

Join us for Spotlight on Innovation — a powerful virtual photo exhibit showcasing real-world climate solutions from around the globe.

📅 Oct 13–15
📍 Te Pae Christchurch Centre | Dobson 3
🤝 Co-hosted by AF, @undp.org & @unep.org-CTCN

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 2d

Join us via livestream for the 45th Adaptation Fund Board Meeting.
📆 October 9-10, 2025
⏰ 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CET

The livestream will be available in English, Spanish and French.

🔗Access the livestream here: www.adaptation-fund.org/45th-adaptat...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 2d

Innovation Spotlight 2025 is back at
@adaptationfutures.bsky.social !

Join us to celebrate Indigenous, community & locally led innovation—where creativity, science & tradition shape a resilient climate future.

📅 Oct 13–15 | Christchurch, NZ
💻 Free webcast: bit.ly/4nBluSi

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 2d

📢 NEXT WEEK at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social

AF side event: Lessons from Adaptation in SIDS

📅 Oct 14 | 🕥 10:45–12:15 NZST
📍 Christchurch, NZ
🎥 Free live webcast

The AF & partners share real-world insights from SIDS & other vulnerable regions.

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 5d

Join the AF at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social!

📌 Innovation Spotlight 2025
🗓️ Oct 13–15 | Te Pae Centre
💡 Showcasing grassroots & tech-driven solutions for a climate-challenged world.

We’ll be livestreaming the event—don’t miss it!https://bit.ly/3VK44a3

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Adaptation Futures 2025 #AF2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social · 6d

With a lineup of events happening during #AF2025 week, there are many ways to get involved in The Art of Climate Conversation. You can also watch or listen to the publicly streamed opening and closing plenary sessions, and the Innovation Spotlight events sponsored by @adaptationfund.bsky.social

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 8d

Join us for Innovation Spotlight 2025 at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social!

📅 Oct 13–16 | Christchurch, New Zealand
Discover how Indigenous, community & locally led innovation is shaping a resilient climate future.

💻 All sessions webcast & free!
👉 bit.ly/3KqE4xX

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 9d

Join us in at @adaptationfutures.bsky.social
on Oct 14 for a deep dive into climate adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable regions: SIDS & LDCs.

Hear lessons from the AF portfolio & explore practical, community-driven solutions.

🕥 10:45 AM NZST
📍 Dobson 1, Te Pae bit.ly/4nWW6X7

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 14d

Vanuatu, vulnerable to climate change due to its wide spread of islands, is using unique Indigenous techniques and fresh solutions to shield its population and rebuild its economic future. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/23/h...

How Vanuatu is facing up to rising climate risks

Indigenous knowledge and adaptation techniques are helping island communities survive the climate crisis.

www.climatechangenews.com

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 15d

Vanuatu is on the frontlines of the climate crisis as rising seas and stronger cyclones threaten its communities. Through Indigenous knowledge, ecosystem restoration & climate-smart farming, they are building resilience. bit.ly/3ICT2Ak @adaptationfutures.bsky.social

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 15d

The 45th Adaptation Fund Board Meeting will take place October 6–10, 2025 in Bonn, Germany.

📍 Observer participation is welcome on Oct 9–10
🔗 Registration deadline: Oct 2, 10pm CET
🎥 Live stream available on Oct 9–10
👉 Register + review docs here: bit.ly/3VxSZc6

Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 15d

The AF is leading the way at #AdaptationFutures2025!

✔️ Showcasing innovation
✔️ Hosting key events
✔️ Elevating voices from SIDS & LDCs
✔️ Sharing real-world impact

Let’s build resilience together!

📍 Oct 13–16 | Christchurch
🔗 adaptation-fund.org/adaptation-f...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 19d

#Trinidad’s South Oropouche River Basin faces rising floods. A $10M AF-funded and CAF-implemented project is boosting #resilience with #flood infrastructure, wetland #restoration, and support for farmers & fishers. 🐟💧

👉 Read more: www.adaptation-fund.org/multi-pronge...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 23d

Farmers in Dagana, #Bhutan are leading #climate-smart agriculture! 🌾

Pressurized irrigation, farm ponds, and WUAs with #women leaders ensure water is monitored and crops thrive. 6,000+ people now enjoy #resilient livelihoods.

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 26d

The Adaptation Fund’s 12th Annual NIE Seminar wrapped up in #Ethiopia! 🌍✨

Participants shared knowledge on #adaptation project lifecycles, performance monitoring, scaling up, #readiness support, #gender-responsive reporting & more.

📸 View event photos here: www.flickr.com/photos/adapt...

Adaptation Fund 12th Annual NIE Seminar, Ethiopia (September 2025)

The Adaptation Fund's 12th Annual National Implementing Entity (NIE) Seminar in Ethiopia (September 2025)

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 26d

#Montenegro is protecting farms and villages along the Bojana/Buna River.🌊🌾

Through an AF-funded and @undp.org-implemented project, a reconstructed 230m critical stretch of embankment now shields #agriculture and livestock in Štodra from #flood risks.

📽️Watch here: www.youtube.com/shorts/vem-Y...

Holding the Line in Montenegro #climateadaptation #resilience #floodrisk

YouTube video by AdaptationFund

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 28d

Flood #resilience in action 🌍💧
In North Macedonia, a transboundary project funded by the AF and implemented by @undp.org:
• Cleared sediment from the polluted Sateska River
• Built a water redistribution center
• Installed a sedimentation tank to cut runoff pollution

www.youtube.com/shorts/Cimvd...

Rerouting Risk in North Macedonia #climateadaptation #floodrisk #resilience

YouTube video by AdaptationFund

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · 29d

A key partner of @adaptationfutures.bsky.social in New Zealand bringing together leaders to share knowledge and catalyze action on adaptation while advancing locally led & innovative approaches, AF's work in the Pacific spans nearly 70 projects. Read more ↙️

www.adaptation-fund.org/adaptation-f...

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · Sep 8

On the ground in #Bhutan! We're here with our National Implementing Entity, the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation, to monitor the progress of our #climate adaptation projects. Since 2018, we've provided over $15M in grants, reaching 37,000+ people.

#climateadaptation #conservation

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Adaptation Fund’s 12th Annual National Implementing Entity (NIE) Seminar is underway in #Ethiopia, bringing together close to 40 accredited NIEs from around the world to exchange #knowledge, strengthen peer learning, and advance #climate action tailored to national contexts.

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌊 Flood risk is rising in the Western Balkans. In Albania, communities are building #resilience through smarter flood management and stronger cross-border cooperation.

📽️Watch the story: youtube.com/shorts/XR008...

@undp.org

Managing Flood Risks, Building Resilience: Albania's Transboundary Efforts #climateadaptation

YouTube video by AdaptationFund

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the Drin River Basin, countries are working together to strengthen #floodriskmanagement, protect #communities, and adapt to a changing #climate. 🌊

📽️ Watch our new video to learn more: youtu.be/Q7WGz_2EnLM?...

#climateadaptation @undp.org

Building Resilience Across Borders in the Western Balkans

YouTube video by AdaptationFund

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Adaptation Fund @adaptationfund.bsky.social · Sep 2

As 2025 @adaptationfutures.bsky.social nears, read about Adaptation Fund projects in Pacific SIDS where vital marine ecosystems are being restored in #Micronesia and water security, climate-resilient farming & EWS's are enhanced in #CookIslands. ⬇️

READ MORE: www.adaptation-fund.org/pacific-isla...

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