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More than eight out of ten parties to UNFCCC have adaptation planning instruments in place.

Download logoMore than eight out of ten parties to UNFCCC have adaptation planning instruments in place; estimated adaptation costs are five to ten times

Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale farmers

The United Nations has condemned the slow pace at which the world is adopting climate change, calling it unacceptable. The UN disclosed that vulnerable

More than eight out of ten parties to UNFCCC have adaptation planning instruments in place Estimated adaptation costs are five to ten times greater than international adaptation finance flows to developing countries Unprecedented political will and long-term investments in adaptation are urgently needed

As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable nations and communities adapt to the climate storm, a new United Nations Environment Programme ...

UN chief wants climate adaptation to be treated with seriousness that reflects humanity-

The quality of climate finance is as important as the quantity to rebuild trust after rich countries failed to deliver on their $100bn by 2020 target

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.