IRINnews: In what is being hailed as a breakthrough for a “collective effort” by developed and developing countries, the Adaptation Fund set up by the UN to help poor countries cope with the unfolding impact of climate change has finally become operational. Last week, the Fund’s board approved two adaptation projects, one in Senegal – threatened by sea-level rise, less rainfall and high temperatures – and the other in Honduras, which faces increasing water shortages. The two projects …