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
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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News
Sri Lanka launches National Climate Finance Strategy to drive resilience and net zero transition
24 October 2025
With climate-related damages exceeding LKR 50 billion (£125 million) annually, financing climate action is central to Sri Lanka’s development agenda. This milestone strengthens Sri Lanka’s capacity to access international finance and align national planning with climate priorities.
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Community Resilience Partnership Program: Green Primary Care Project
24 September 2025
ADB, through the Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP), has been cooperating with the Agence Française de Développement, Nordic Development Fund, and the Government of the United Kingdom, through its Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, since the establishment of the program in 2021.
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UK to strengthen ocean governance in the Pacific
18 September 2025
The British High Commission in Fiji has joined forces with Conservation International and the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) to launch the Sustainable Blue Pacific Initiative, a partnership that will strengthen marine governance, community-led monitoring, and sustainable financing across the region.
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Blog
How cities can strengthen climate resilience through people and systems
27 August 2025
Building resilient cities isn’t just about infrastructure; it's about a people-first, systems-thinking approach. This project, drawing on over a decade of experience in Asian cities, reveals how combining "hard" investments like flood control with "soft" interventions like community engagement and training creates lasting change.
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Event
Asia-Pacific leaders mobilise to bridge climate finance gaps for a resilient future
26 August 2025
More than 150 participants from 20 countries — including ministries of finance, development partners, UN agencies, private investors and civil society — gathered today in Bangkok for the Inclusive Climate Finance Dialogue for a Resilient Asia-Pacific, co-organized by the UNDP Climate Finance Network (CFN) and UN Capital Development Fund, with support from partners including the UK Government and Sweden.
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Event
Inclusive Climate Finance Dialogue for a Resilient Asia-Pacific
26-28 August 2025
CARA’s UNDP-led Climate Finance Network, along with UNCDF, is hosting a dialogue in Bangkok that brings together governments, financiers, development partners, philanthropies and local actors from across the Indo-Pacific. The three-day event will explore practical financing pathways, ways to align public and private resources, and scale locally-led solutions.
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Event
Philippines deploys climate economic model to boost resilience and just transition
July 2025
In a seminal event, representatives from 25 national agencies convened for a two-day workshop to strengthen national capacity in modelling the economic impacts of climate change and support just transition measures. This initiative is part of the Climate Finance Network (CFN) project, implemented by UNDP in the Philippines in partnership with the Department of Finance (DoF) and supported by the UK FCDO through the Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme.
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Event
High-Level Dialogue & Peer-to-Peer Learning on Philanthropy for Climate Action in Malaysia
9 July 2025
UNDP Malaysia, in collaboration with key partners, hosted the High-Level Dialogue & Peer-to-Peer Learning on Philanthropy for Climate Action on 9 July 2025 in Kuala Lumpur. As part of the regional Climate Finance Network under the broader CARA programme, the event mobilized over 80 stakeholders from the philanthropic, finance, corporate, and policy sectors to examine how philanthropic capital can be strategically leveraged in the climate finance landscape.
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News
UK Joins Mekong River Commission to Strengthen Climate Resilience
19 June 2025
The United Kingdom has formally joined the Mekong River Commission (MRC) as a Development Partner. The UK is committed to sharing British technical expertise in climate science, water governance, and nature-based solutions to preserve the region’s rich biodiversity and enable Mekong communities adapt to climate change.
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Event
Earning Warnings and Climate Services for All
8-9 May 2025
CARA's WISER component, led by the Met Office, co-sponsored the 4th Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) Ministerial Conference. High-level representatives from RIMES' member states and development partners gathered for this annual event to strengthen regional resilience against escalating climate and disaster risks.
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Where we work
CARA’s diverse portfolio of projects is driving ambitious climate action across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. As a regional programme, CARA has the potential to support new partnerships and work at different scales, from transnational right down to the community level.
Explore projects under the Flexible Fund component.
Explore projects under the Flexible Fund component.
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The Pacific Reform Journey
$120 Million from Green Climate Fund to Support ADB’s Community Resilience Partnership Program in Asia and Pacific
Financing the Future: Bangladesh Bank and UNDP Tackle Climate Risks
Vietnam Explores Financing Solutions for Climate Loss and Damage
Building Bangkok’s Green Tomorrow
New Online Course Unlocks the Essentials of Climate Finance
High-Level Dialogue & Peer-to- Peer Learning on Philanthropy for Climate Action in Malaysia
In Asia and the Pacific, the market meets its development match
Library
CARA funds research and analysis to inform our understanding of the climate crisis and shape appropriate responses. Our library showcases the knowledge produced by our partners on climate-resilient development in the Indo-Pacific, documented through technical reports, project briefs and implementation guides.
Description: This study draws from experiences from four countries to understand how climate-sensitive public finance have been used to increase climate-related expenditures. It also assesses the extent to which these efforts have contributed to achieving national climate policy objectives.
Programme: CFN
Description: By using this manual, CSOs in the Pacific will be better equipped to articulate their project ideas, secure funding, and effectively manage their projects to achieve impactful outcomes.
Programme: Flexible Fund
Description: This guidance note provides practical tools and strategies to support countries integrating climate goals and targets.
Programme: CFN
Description: This event report outlines a planning workshop for strengthening regional collaboration on early warning systems, disaster risk reduction, and climate-informed decision-making in South Asia.
Programme: WISER Asia-Pacific
Description: This project brief outlines the ADB programme for the Government of Bangladesh to improve equitable availability of qualified Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers.
Programme: CRPP
Description: This operational guide elaborates on the key actions that are necessary to scale nature-based solutions (NbS).
Programme: HI-REAP