Climate Partnership Results

5 communities in Rigo District, Central Province: Boregaina, Kemabolo, Hula, Toule, Kokorogogo

Directly reaching over 30,000 people, including 12,000 children

• Water Access: Kemabolo's solar-powered water system now serves 3,000+ people, including 300–400 students; Water Committees established in 5 communities with sustainability model (user fees, community financing)
• Climate-Ready Schools: Teacher training completed for all target schools; 35 participants including district education authorities, covering DRM, PSS, and PNG Teen Entrepreneur; 35 trained (31 teachers) on mental health, psychosocial support, and disaster-risk management; 11 of 14 schools developed climate action plans and received toolkits
• Health & Nutrition: Village Health Assistants trained in acute malnutrition management and began field implementation within two weeks; Triple Elimination Strategy 2024–2028 launched with UNICEF support; school nutrition program distributed micronutrient powder for children 6–59 months
• Infrastructure & Systems: Solar designs completed for integrated water-energy systems; Water Board Committee established in Boregaina; technical support provided to CCDA to embed child-responsive climate adaptation in PNG's NDC
• Youth Empowerment: Two youth leaders (1 male, 1 female) per community were identified across all five communities and engaged in baseline data collection in April 2026. Young people empowered with knowledge and skills to act on climate change; Youth formally integrated into WASH service design and maintenance; student clubs mobilized for climate education and environmental stewardship.

More than 30,000 children and families in Dili, Lautem, and Viqueque

Accessing climate-smart social services across WASH, healthcare, nutrition, education, social protection, and child protection

• Climate smart Infrastructure Ready: Following the planned Climate Rationale launch in May 2026, UNICEF will discuss capacity-building content with relevant line ministries. The Ministry of Health implemented a Water Safety Plan trial in Viqueque using the existing WSP guideline, reaching a beneficiary area of 3,685 people. Lessons from Viqueque and other supported locations will inform WSP guideline revision in the second half of 2026.
• Social Protection: A total of 34,369 climate-vulnerable children have been identified and registered in the Bolsa da Mãe Conditional Subsidy Programme across all municipalities. These beneficiaries are now supported through climate-smart social protection systems that ensure inclusive access to basic, secondary, and vocational education services, strengthening both educational outcomes and climate resilience.
• Climate Education: Grade 7 curriculum revision was completed; 48,000 revised Grade 7 textbooks were distributed nationwide, 600 teachers were trained, and 96 teachers participated in a March 2026 evaluation and lessons-learned workshop.
• Health & Nutrition: The Ministry of Health shifted focus to indoor air-pollution reduction with clean-cooking stove promotion and orientation for district officers;  School-based climate-smart nutrition education has commenced
• Child Protection: Mobile birth registration outreach was conducted in Lautem, and 4,937 children under five received birth registration certificates nationwide;  Community-based parenting modules and awareness sessions are being rolled out, reaching 300 parents.
• Youth Engagement:  ADAP advanced development of adolescent- and youth- friendly Climate Change Adaptation Modules and Toolkits in partnership with Laudato Si Movement Timor-Leste.

More than 200,000 people, including over 30,000 in East and West Ghoabata, Guadalcanal Province

Gaining access to upgraded climate-smart social services and infrastructure

• Infrastructure Delivery: Phase 1 implementation completed drilling of three boreholes and installation of a solar-powered water pump at Ghaobata schools. Procurement for Phase 2 has been initiated, with WASH and solar components separated into distinct procurement packages to enhance implementation efficiency.
• WASH Scale-Up: Community-led sanitation activities continue across target communities. A total of 15,000 SATO pans were procured, with more than 2,000 distributed to households, supporting ongoing household toilet construction. WASH-in-Schools activities are being rolled out across 13 schools, and water-quality assessments have been completed in two of the three target wards.
• Climate-Ready Schools: School-Based Disaster & Climate Resilience (SBDCR) Handbook approved and launched; rollout completed in 6 schools; Early Childhood Education climate-responsive curriculum under development
• Data & Evidence: Sub-national Climate and Children's Risk Index-Disaster Risk Management (CCRI-DRM) validated with government endorsement (July 14, 2025); platform to be hosted on national website; data-analysis specialist recruited
• Youth & Policy Engagement: National Dialogue on Loss and Damage held (October 13, 2025) with 32 participants from all provinces co-developing national definition; NDC 3.0 includes dedicated section on Children, Young People, and Women; National Adaptation Plan Terms of Reference completed
• Capacity Building: Capacity-building efforts have expanded across multiple sectors, including consultations with over 100 stakeholders on shock-responsive social protection. Nineteen young people completed the Green Skills Training Programme, while training was delivered to 15 health workers and 26 civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) officers. Child Protection and Psychological First Aid training for frontline workers remains planned for implementation across the target wards.

Direct beneficiaries: 10,000 people (40% children)

Indirect beneficiaries: 100,000

• WASH & Infrastructure: Resilient water access works were completed in Kowe and Mremani, serving 7,571 water users in total, with works in Mrijou expected to follow; Basic sanitation activities began, including support for more hygienic and affordable SATO toilet options as alternatives to traditional latrines; WASH conditions were improved in four public primary schools and one district hospital in Anjouan; Smart, climate-resilient water storage at Pomoni village hospital is benefiting six villages in Moya commune, reaching 24,140 people.
• Health & Nutrition: Environmental health surveillance through DHIS2 is operational, supporting trend analysis and district-level decision-making; Through DHIS2-supported environmental health surveillance, 4,010 children under five were covered by monitoring, prevention, and treatment services; A total of 4,290 children under five were screened for malnutrition using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, with 148 malnourished children identified and managed in nutrition treatment centres.
• Social Protection: The programme registered 9,572 individuals from 1,643 households across seven locations for climate-adapted cash transfer support, alongside climate-awareness and income-generating activities.
• Education: Climate action awareness activities reached 20,316 students, including 10,130 girls, across 106 schools; Eleven schools serving 2,780 students, including 1,378 girls, were equipped with solar power and computer kits.
• Youth & Child Protection: Strengthened community-based mechanisms enabled 31,382 children and young people to access climate-resilient child protection systems.
• Youth Engagement: 640 adolescents from 32 adolescent clubs were trained on climate change, climate-related risks, and child protection.
• Early Warning Systems: Child-friendly early warning messages and materials were disseminated across 41 schools, reaching 5,656 students, including 3,308 girls.
• Climate Data & Evidence: The sub-national Children’s Climate Risk Index process moved into data collection, with government counterparts engaged in reviewing and validating the model; A draft report on climate impacts on education is under review, documenting how climate change disrupts instructional time, worsens learning conditions, increases dropout risks, and affects children’s health; Preliminary results of a study on climate impacts on children’s health have been shared, with a draft report expected by end-May 2026.
• Policy & NDC 3.0: Comoros’ NDC 3.0 includes a dedicated chapter on children and achieved a perfect score across 47 UNICEF indicators on children’s rights in NDCs.
• Public Finance: A draft budget brief on WASH and climate-related allocations in the State budget has been prepared and is under review by the Budget Directorate.
• Monitoring & Accountability: During the reporting period, UNICEF Comoros conducted 14 monitoring visits focused on solarization, WASH, capacity-building, community engagement, and high-level oversight.  

Direct beneficiaries: 20,000 people (40% children)

Indirect beneficiaries: 200,000

• WASH Infrastructure & Sanitation: Construction of 4 out of 8 solar piped water schemes was completed in Mangwe and Beitbridge, and 2 out of 6 digital groundwater monitoring systems were installed in Beitbridge; 30 communities were triggered toward Open Defecation Free status, and 131 latrines for vulnerable households were completed out of a target of 300; 15 multi-compartment BVIP squat holes were completed in schools across Chipinge, Beitbridge, and Mangwe districts; 33 Community Health Clubs and 15 School Health Clubs were established or revitalized, reaching 38,402 people with key hygiene messages across the four target districts; 15 schools and 8 health care facilities were provided with water supply systems, while 74 health care facilities were assessed through WASHFIT; An Operation and Maintenance framework for WASH in health care facilities and a costed WASH in HCF roadmap were developed and approved by the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
• Health Capacity: 149 health care facility staff were trained on WASHFIT, and 8 health care facilities were upgraded across Chipinge, Beitbridge, and Mangwe.
• Education: Climate Change Education Teachers’ Guides and Learners’ Handbooks for junior primary and lower secondary levels were prepared, with a teacher e-course under development for Zimbabwe’s Learning Passport platform.
• Youth Engagement: Boot camps, training, and technical mentoring on green skills and business development reached 3,786 people across Beitbridge, Chipinge, and Mangwe; Environment clubs were strengthened across 40 schools, reaching approximately 3,000 students through activities such as recycling, composting, tree planting, climate-smart gardening, and poultry projects; 58 young people were trained as district climate advocates in Chipinge and Harare, later leading community and school-based climate action activities that reached over 600 additional adolescents and young people.
• Nutrition: 5,187 children under five were reached with climate-smart preventive nutrition services.
• Social Protection: Social Registry enumeration was completed in Mangwe in March 2026, and a Grievance, Redress and Feedback system was developed and tested to support future cash transfer rollout.
• Child Protection: 821 community case workers were trained on climate-smart child protection; 5,284 children and adolescents gained access to services through the national case management system, and 2,325 caregivers were reached with positive parenting and violence prevention support.
• Climate and Disability Evidence: A study on the impacts of climate change on children with disabilities was completed, including consultations with 261 children and adolescents.
• Children’s Climate Risk Index: Preparatory work for the Sub-National Children’s Climate Risk Index advanced, including stakeholder mapping, contact database development, and a March 2026 consultative workshop with 72 participants to agree on key indicators.
• Climate and Health Evidence: A Climate and Health report is underway, with data collection in progress and tools integrated into the mWater system.
• Climate Budgeting: Climate budget guidelines were developed, approved by the Ministry of Finance, and piloted. The resulting climate budget tagging informed Zimbabwe’s 2026 National Budget.