National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change
- The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change defines adaptation as adjustments in ecological, social and economic systems in response to current climate change impacts and projected impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with climate change.
- The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established in 2001 to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries Party to the Kyoto Protocol that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
- The Adaptation Fund is financed with a share of proceeds from the clean development mechanism (CDM) project activities and ....
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Ecology & Environment
- 1 Carbon Credit Trading in India
- 2 Methane Emissions: Sources, Impacts & Initiatives
- 3 Ozone Depleting Substances
- 4 Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Solutions
- 5 Marine Heatwaves: Causes & Impacts
- 6 Biodiversity Conservation: Methods and Strategies
- 7 Biodiversity Hotspots in India: Endemic Species & Threats
- 8 Coral Bleaching: Causes & Effects
- 9 Compensatory Afforestation: Initiatives in India
- 10 Seaweeds: Characteristics, Habitat and Uses