SHILLONG: The Union Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER) has initiated the Climate Change Adaptation North-eastern Region (CCANER) Project in partnership with the German Development Cooperation and the State Governments of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim to strengthen the rural livelihood resilience and also adaptability to the impacts of climate variability and change.

The German Development Cooperation would focus on capacity development of the people, institutions and organizations of these three North-east States, official sources said.