Table III.

Adaptation projects and programs active in Lesotho

ProjectFunder(s)Implementing agencyType of projectDurationPriority sector
Strengthening capacity for climate change adaptation in the agricultural sectorFAO budget: US$372,000Lesotho Government; One World Sustainable Investments, possibly othersCapacity-building; assessment; field implementation2009-2011Agriculture; biodiversity
Impacts and adaptation to climate change for subsistence farming communitiesSTART through a grant from the US National Science FoundationUNEPResearch;
capacity-
building		2010Agriculture
Improvement of an early-warning system to reduce impacts of climate disasters and hazardsLDCF budget:
US$1.8m		UNEP with various government ministriesCapacity-building; field implementation2011-2015Disaster risk management
Targeting the most vulnerableBMZ budget: US$91,241ZALFCapacity-building; community-based adaptation; policy formation and integration2008-2011Rural areas; agriculture; government
Supporting integrated and comprehensive approaches to climate change adaptation in AfricaJapan International Cooperation Agency budget: US$92mUNDPCapacity-building; policy formation and integration; knowledge communication2008-2011Government
Southern Africa Regional Climate Change ProgramDFID, SIDAOne World Sustainable InvestmentsPolicy formation and integration; research2009-2014Government; climate information services
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