PROVIA - Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation The Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA) is a formal United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) programme whose function is to help coordinate global research on climate change impacts and adaptation.  This funding will support the PROVIA work programme to deliver better global coordination of the area of research, with a better resourced and capable co-ordinating entity capable of engaging better with the wide range of stakeholders, including users which contributes to the MDG of developing a global partnership for development