Belize Secures BZ$10 Million from Adaptation Fund for Climate Resilience and Water Security

The Government of Belize has secured BZ$10 million in funding from the Adaptation Fund to support the project Securing Water Resources through Solar Energy and Innovative Adaptive Management (SEAM), which will directly benefit the rural communities.  The villages of Boom Creek, Dolores, and Otoxha in the Toledo District, and Copper Bank in the Corozal District will benefit from the program which plans to strengthen climate resilience and improve access to sustainable water systems in these vulnerable areas.

The Ministry of Economic Transformation (MET), the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government (MRT), and the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT) jointly announced the project’s approval — one of 18 new initiatives endorsed by the Adaptation Fund at its 45th Board Meeting in Bonn, Germany.

Financed through the Adaptation Fund's Large Innovation funding window, the SEAM Project will be implemented over five years and is expected to directly impact more than 1,800 people through improved water access and management.

Key components of the project, which will be implemented by PACT and executed by the Ministry of Rural Transformation, include the design and construction of solar-powered hybrid water systems and ecosystem restoration. It also built in a livelihood diversification for women through reforestation and agroforestry, component and will strengthen local water governance.

Implementation is expected to begin following the signing of the grant agreement in early 2026. Once underway, SEAM will serve as a model for scaling integrated climate adaptation approaches across other rural communities in Belize.