Climate Action for a Resilient Asia

CARA is the UK government’s flagship climate adaptation programme in the Indo-Pacific. CARA will build the resilience of economies and vulnerable communities to climate change, conserve the natural environment and promote low carbon growth.

CARA delivers through 7 interlinked components.

Climate Finance Network (CFN)

UNDP

Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP)

Asian Development Bank
Flexible Fund
Managed by the FCDO

Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme (HI-REAP)

ICIMOD

Resilient Asia Program (RAP)

World Bank
Urban Resilience Trust Fund (URTF)
Asian Development Bank

Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER Asia-Pacific)

UK Met Office

Latest news, events & media

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Event

ADB Water and Urban Development Forum 2025

May 27-30, Manila, Philippines
The Urban Resilience Trust Fund is co-organising ADB’s flagship knowledge sharing event. With the theme, ‘Valuing water and enhancing livability in Asia and the Pacific’, the event will highlight innovative approaches and current progress from across the region towards urban climate resilience.
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News

Government of Bhutan-ICIMOD Launch New Guidelines to Protect Nature

March 18
Government of Bhutan in partnership with ICIMOD launch the National Guidelines for Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Prescribed Burning, two initiatives that aim to strengthen Bhutan’s commitment to biodiversity conservation, and building climate resilience.
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Event

Clean Air for All: Addressing Pollution in South Asia

March 26, Cartegena, Colombia
The World Bank held a panel discussion on air quality management at the World Health Organisation’s Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, which featured work done under the Resilient Asia Program.
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Where we work

CARA is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is a central component of the UK government’s commitment to tackling climate change, restoring nature and supporting countries at the forefront of the crisis.

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