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Tonga, Vanuatu, and Samoa are among the Pacific nations most vulnerable to climate change. Their geographic isolation and exposure to extreme hydro-meteorological hazards leave them susceptible to climate shocks. Agriculture remains the backbone of local economies; however, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, prolonged heat, and increasingly intense cyclones and strong winds are disrupting agricultural systems, reducing productivity across key crop value chains and threatening the stability of food supplies and rural incomes.

This programme aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers and the ecosystems they depend on, ensuring a secure and resilient supply of food crops across the three countries. It promotes Climate Resilient Regenerative Agriculture (CRRA), a set of practices designed to restore soil and plant health while reducing the impacts of climate variability on agricultural yields.

The programme is structured around two main pillars. First, it strengthens the enabling environment for the transition to CRRA by supporting policy development, institutional capacity, partnerships, and market systems that incentivise climate-resilient farming practices. Second, it supports farmers in adopting CRRA systems through training, demonstration farms, and a Farmer Support Programme that provides tools, equipment, and technologies to reduce the upfront cost of transition.

Through knowledge sharing, digital tools, and peer-to-peer learning, the programme aims to accelerate the adoption of resilient agricultural systems, helping farming communities adapt to climate change while protecting food security and livelihoods across the Pacific.

<p>The project aims to strengthen climate resilience in Pacific Small Island Developing States by supporting locally led adaptation innovations through the Climate Innovation Co:Lab. It helps communities, youth, and local enterprises design, test, and scale solutions addressing climate risks like sea-level rise, droughts, and cyclones. Through stages of incubation, acceleration, and amplification, it promotes knowledge sharing, gender equality, and traditional knowledge, fostering inclusive, sustainable, and regionally coordinated adaptation across the Pacific.</p>

<p>Tonga Nationally Determined Contribution. NDC3.0</p>

This project will strengthen the resilience of educational systems in Cambodia, South Sudan, and Tonga by retrofitting schools with climate-resilient features, integrating early warning systems, and embedding climate risk into education policies and planning. It supports GCF’s ambition to scale up investments in early warning systems and resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable sectors, advancing replicable models for systemic adaptation.

Climate change is disrupting education systems in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, leading to school closures, higher absenteeism, and increased dropout rates due to rising temperatures, floods, and droughts. Addressing these challenges is essential to protect learning continuity and build long-term resilience for children and communities. 

 The BRACE project will strengthen educational systems by integrating climate resilience into school infrastructure, policy, and planning. It will retrofit schools with climate-smart features, implement early warning systems to reduce disruptions, and support curriculum reform. Ministries of education will be supported to access climate finance and embed education in national climate strategies, while knowledge-sharing platforms will promote learning and replication across countries. 

GCF will provide USD 40.75 million in grant funding to support implementation across Cambodia, South Sudan, and Tonga.  Co-designed with the Global Partnership for Education, BRACE is the Fund’s first education-focused climate resilience initiative. It sets a transformative precedent for integrating climate resilience into educational systems and unlocking global scale-up opportunities. 

 GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support was deployed to help develop the project.

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