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.
Latest
Event
Spotlight on Climate-Resilient Livelihoods at 4th CRPP Forum
February 24-25, 2026
The fourth Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum focuses on rethinking livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable in a changing climate. This annual event brings together a broad range of actors to scale up investments in adaptation that explicitly target the nexus of climate change, poverty, and gender.
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Urban Heat Action and Coastal Risk Solutions for a Sustainable Asia-Pacific
February 27, 2026
This side event at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development features two projects led by UN ESCAP and funded by the CARA Flexible Fund. It presents scalable climate adaptation solutions for coastal and urban areas in Asia and the Pacific and highlights practical approaches and lessons from pilot cities.
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Acting on Sand Mining Along the Mekong River in Laos
February 2026
Supported through the CARA Flexible Fund, WWF Laos convened a discussion on freshwater governance and the regulatory framework surrounding sand and gravel mining in the Mekong River basin – key to advance coordinated sand governance in the region.
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Webinar: Climate Capital for Women-Focused MSMEs
February 2026
In Asia and the Pacific, women-led MSMEs operate on the frontlines of climate change with limited access to the capital needed to adapt. This session focuses on identifying the regulatory, institutional, and technical shifts required to make climate finance work for women.
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News
Launch: Bangladesh’s National Framework for Locally Led Adaptation
February 2026
One of the first of its kind globally, the framework launched by the Bangladesh government decentralises climate adaptation by empowering local governments, communities, and stakeholders to identify and implement context-specific solutions.
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New CARA Partnership to Deliver the Mountains to Mangroves Atlas
21 November 2025
The UK government has joined hands with Conservation International to deliver a first of its kind digital map that will provide a complete picture of where nature protection and restoration can most benefit the people and landscapes across the Eastern Himalayas.
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Tamil Nadu and UK Governments launch Heat Resilience Centre
21 November 2025
The United Kingdom has launched a new partnership with the Tamil Nadu government to help the state combat extreme heat. The project, funded through CARA, will establish a Centre for Heat Resilience to develop evidence-based strategies, build technical capacity and mobilise funding.
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Event
From national action to regional cooperation: ICIMOD at UNEP’s Clean Air Week
24 October 2025
The event focused on strengthening national responses to air pollution while promoting their coherence with a regional perspective, recognising that transboundary air quality challenges require collective and coordinated solutions.
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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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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.
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Explore projects under the Flexible Fund component.
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Examining climate capital for women-led MSMEs
Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction, Ninth Session
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
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: The new Centre for Heat Resilience in Tamil Nadu will support evidence-based policies, build government capacity, mobilise finance, develop a pipeline of viable projects and serve as a platform for coordination and knowledge exchange. This report documents discussions at the launch workshop held in Chennai in November 2025.
Programme: Flexible Fund
Description: Biomass energy connects directly with agriculture and forest residue management, making it central for the growth of a broader bioeconomy. To tap the full potential of biomass energy, a country needs coherent policies, financial support mechanisms, technology adoption, and well-functioning markets.
Programme: HI-REAP
Description: This summary presents the context and insights strategic direction for Nepal’s initial pilots and pathway to scale the production and use of biochar.
Programme: HI-REAP
Description: This Bhutan air quality status factsheet provides the first consolidated national overview based on ground measurements, atmospheric models, and satellite observations.
Programme: HI-REAP
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