Least Developed Countries Fund

The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) is a financial mechanism formed to develop the special needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).^[1] It helps to finance the preparation and implementation of NAPAs, to address immediate and urgent adaptation needs in LDCs.^[1]

NAPAs are National Adaptation Programmes of Action and they use known information to identify a country’s priorities in taking actions for adaptation to climate change impacts.

The LDCF plays a role in vulnerability reduction in the areas that are crucial to development and livelihoods.^[1] This includes:

• Agriculture and food security
• Water
• Health
• Disaster risk management (DRM) and prevention
• Infrastructure
• Fragile ecosystems.

The NAPA implementation projects designed under the LDCF conform to each country’s priorities. They are implemented by national stakeholders and vulnerable communities.^[1]

See further:

• http://web.archive.org/web/20160612195457/https://www.thegef.org/gef/project_highlights/LDCF – LDCF project highlights
• http://web.archive.org/web/20160322171347/https://www.thegef.org/gef/node/4433 - Accessing resources under the LDCF