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Agriculture employs a large share of the workforce in Lao PDR and Viet Nam, leaving a substantial share of the population dependent on a climate-vulnerable sector exposed to floods, typhoons, drought, rising temperatures, and saline intrusion. Although both countries' national climate plans call for low-emission, climate-resilient agriculture and sustainable aquaculture, private investment remains far below what is needed. Barriers include high upfront costs, long payback times, limited access to knowledge and technology, and insufficient policy support.The Mekong Earth Regeneration Fund (MERF) will accelerate the transition to climate-resilient and low-emission agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture in Lao PDR and Viet Nam by investing in 10-12 climate agricultural companies and supporting their growth. Through a blended-finance structure, it will mobilise private capital to expand climate-resilient regenerative agriculture and low-emission land-use practices across the Lower Mekong Region.Over its twelve-year lifespan, MERF is expected to reach around 279,400 people directly and a further 33,262 indirectly, and to deliver about 8.5 million tCO2eq in emission reductions, alongside new jobs, stronger market access, and improved income resilience for farmers.Managed by Mekong Capital, a regional private equity fund manager, and with Deutsche Bank as the Accredited Entity responsible for oversight, monitoring, and supervision, the project will use concessional climate finance to crowd private capital into a market where it remains scarce. &nbsp;MERF advances GCF's objective to catalyse private sector investment and its strategic priorities on supporting food systems and mobilising finance at scale.

To advance Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and enhance the ecological integrity of the Hin Nam No landscape by scaling community-led restoration, sustainable land management and climate-resilient livelihoods

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has one of Southeast Asia's highest forest cover rates. Approximately 70 per cent of the population lives in rural areas, with nearly two-thirds heavily dependent on forests for their livelihoods. However, forests have diminished in the past decades due to deforestation and forest degradation. The primary drivers include land expansion for agriculture, livelihood needs seemingly dependent on uncontrolled cultivation, infrastructure development and unsustainable logging.Lao PDR has been establishing national policies, strategies, and institutional frameworks to guide forest management and sustainable use, with REDD+ initiatives being an important part of the process since 2008. Following an independent technical assessment under UNFCCC guidelines, Lao PDR’s reported results of verified emission reductions of 14,391,897 tCO₂e from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2018 were confirmed as credible and transparent. With this verification, the country became eligible to access results-based payments under GCF’s REDD+ Pilot Programme.The GCF proceeds from the REDD+ RBP will be reinvested in implementing the Governance, Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods – Southern Laos Project (GFLL-SL), which will promote the sustainable management of Lao PDR's forests to enhance climate change mitigation and adaptation capacities, ecosystems conservation, and equitable and sustainable green growth of rural communities. GFLL-SL targets four critical forest landscapes across five southern regions of Savannakhet, Salavan, Champasak, Attapeu and Sekong. By integrating conservation, restoration, and livelihood measures at scale, GFLL-SL reduces emissions, enhances carbon stocks, and builds resilience for local communities. This makes the use of proceeds both climate-critical and highly cost-effective.

Enhancing resilience and sustainable livelihoods in the watershed areas of the Northern Lao PDR through acceleration of the integration of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) solutions at the national and subnational levels

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