Building Resilience to Climate Change (BRCC) is implementing Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR)1 aimed at achieving transformational change in addressing the current and future threats from climate change and related hazards. The
REDD+: “REDD” stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation, Forest Degradation and the “+” stands for the role of Conservation, Sustainable Management of Forests, and Enhancement of Forest Carbon Stocks.” The development of PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy (NRS)
Papua New Guinea’s first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2022-2030 is designed as a strategic frameworkto support efforts led by Papua New Guinea’s Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) toaddress climate change impacts. The NAP defines a series
The Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the cornerstones that bind international obligations on climate change globally. The Paris Agreement specifically challenges Parties under Article 3 to take robust climate
The objective of the project is to support the development andresilience to climate change effects of three rural communitiesin the Rigo District: Imuagoro, Kalo and Keapara villagesthrough the provision of reliable, integrated water and sustainable energy.Project SummaryLocation:
The Programme made a start with redrafting the existing National Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). This document will now be presented to the public for final comments (in 2014). The Programme also advanced in
This REDD+ Readiness Phase 2 Project was a precondition for Papua New Guinea to move to the next phase of REDD+ to implement REDD+ Policies and Measures to effectively reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and
Following the landmark COP21 in December 2015, the Conference attendees agreed to providesubstantial financing and support through international donors and funds to address climate change. Asa part of this movement, the United States Agency for International Development
In Papua New Guinea’s North Coast and Islands regions, coastal flooding is the most important climate change-related hazard. It threatens both coastal populations and important economic centers, including provincial capitals and economic. In the hinterland areas, climate