EU Contribution to the Adaptation Fund The Action aims at enhancing climate adaptation and resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa in line with the developed countries¿ collective goal of providing USD 100 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries until 2025.The Action will enhance climate adaptation and resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa with EUR 80 million from the SSA Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP). This will be complemented by additional EUR 20 million from the Global Challenges MIP which will contribute to pursue the same objective in Small Islands Developing States (SIDS).The Adaptation Fund is a major international instrument under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The EU contribution will assist the most vulnerable developing country Parties to the Paris Agreement in meeting the costs of climate-resilient measures through the implementation of projects and programmes addressing adaptation needs in a number of sectors, including agriculture; disaster risk reduction; food security; forestry; rural development; urban development; and water management. The Adaptation Fund is a Financial Intermediary Fund to which the World Bank serves as interim trustee.&nbsp;