ADB Approves $250m ‘Glaciers to Farms’ Project to Boost Climate Resilience

ADB and Green Climate Fund Launch $3.5B Regional Program to Tackle Glacial Melt Impacts

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for Glaciers to Farms program, a flagship adaptation initiative led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen water and agricultural resilience in glacier-dependent communities across Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Pakistan. Photo credit: Shutterstock The program will mobilize an addi…

Pakistan: $250m projects to shield farmers from melting glaciers

Green climate fund program to safeguard water, agriculture, and livelihoods in Pakistan

Pakistan to benefit from $250m climate resilience fund for glacier-fed areas

The Green Climate Fund has approved $250 million in financing for Glaciers to Farms, a large-scale adaptation initiative spearheaded by the Asian Development Bank .According to an ADB statement,...

$250m funding to boost Pakistan and regional glacier-fed agriculture under ADB project

Project covers Pakistan, Central Asia and South Caucasus.Funding to complement $3.25bn from ADB over next decade.Plan focuses on Swat river basin, covering around 27m hectares.The Green Climate Fund has approved $250 million for...

ADB approves $250m ‘Glaciers to Farms’ project to boost climate resilience

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $250 million for a flagship initiative titled “Glaciers to Farms” under the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The ADB-led programme aims to develop sustainable water and agricultural systems across Central Asia and Pakistan, regions heavily dependent on glacial resources, to support vulnerable communities affected by climate change. According to an ADB statement, most of the GCF support will be provided as g…

$250m approved for glacial melt adaptation programme in 9 countries, including Pakistan

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $250 million for a flagship adaptation programme aimed at building resilient water and agriculture systems for vulnerable communities in the glacier-dependent regions of Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and Pakistan, a press release issued on Wednesday said. Led by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the ‘Glaciers to Farms’ programme covers nine ADB developing member countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgi…