Turning ambition into action for adaptation to the effects of climate change ahead of COP26 COP26 President Alok Sharma at the launch of the Adaptation Action Coalition's water tracker, at a satellite event of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue 2021. From: 4 May 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Good afternoon. And thank you to everyone for joining this event, and to our German friends for co-hosting it. It is a real pleasure to help to launch this water sector initiative today. For too long, adaptation has been the poor cousin of mitigation. And – I can tell you – adaptation is very much a top priority for the UK’s COP26 Presidency.