Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change

Communities in some of the most climate-change-affected areas in southern Madagascar are finding ways to thrive in increasingly challenging environments by becoming more resilient and adapting to unpredictable weather patterns. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/02/1146937
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Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change

From the Field: Weathering climate change in Sudan

25 Feb 2023

Women in arid parts of rural Sudan, where water is becoming increasingly scarce due to climate change, are learning techniques to adapt to new weather patterns which will build their resilience for the future, thanks to support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change

Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change

13 Apr 2024

Fishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes deadly sea conditions due to climate change, but with the help of the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) are finding ways to adapt to the new circumstances they face.

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Limiting the damage: UN helps policy-makers tackle climate change

27 Feb 2022

As extreme weather events become commonplace, threatening communities and economies across the world, the UN is helping policy-makers and leaders by projecting the impact of future climate hazards, and recommending the best, most cost-effective ways to adapt.