Andean and African climate projects aim to reap benefits of regional collaboration
By Zak Derler and Adaptation Fund
A project that spans almost 5,000 miles across three countries will use cross-border collaboration to increase the reach of vital climate-related information.
ENANDES, which stands for Enhancing Adaptive Capacity of Andean Communities through Climate Services, will be carried out by organisations in Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Together, they will produce and communicate scientific knowledge that will guide societies to best adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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Addressing three priority sectors – agriculture and food security, disaster risk reduction, and water and energy – ENANDES is structured under four components.
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“The provision of climate services at regional and national levels like in the ENANDES project, is of foremost importance to facilitate climate risk management and adaptation to climate change,” said Adaptation Fund Manager Mikko Ollikainen. “One of the adaptation principles that guides our strategic pillars of Action, Innovation and Learning is the pivotal role of strengthening scientific knowledge, which informs climate services and decision-making.”
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