UN Climate Fund Backs USD30M for Mandera Triangle Project
The Adaptation Fund has approved a USD30 million grant for a five-year regional climate resilience project spanning Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, targeting pastoralist and agro-pastoralist communities vulnerable to recurring droughts and floods in cross-border areas. Implemented by the UNDP, the initiative will directly benefit 500,000 people across Kenya’s Mandera County, Somalia’s Gedo Region, and Ethiopia’s Liben and Afder zones. An additional 1.2 million people are expected to benefit indirectly through improved early warning systems, enhanced cross-border mobility, and regional climate adaptation measures. The approval was granted during the Adaptation Fund Board’s 47th meeting in Bonn, Germany, as part of USD98.8 million in new climate adaptation financing approved for developing na…