Tag: adaptation
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Locally led, globally backed: The need to redefine adaptation finance
Adaptation finance for Africa is falling dangerously short, both in quantity and quality. COP29 did little to help. Over the past century, temperatures in Africa have ... -
“Extremely urgent”: An interview with the head of the Adaptation Fund
With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of the Adaptation ... -
COP28’s failures on adaptation leave Africa adrift
The long-awaited Global Goal on Adaptation puts Africa at the periphery of an agenda that’s central to its development. As the frequency and intensity of extreme ... -
“It’s all so, so slow”: Should Africa celebrate or mourn COP28?
A panel of African experts and activists give their verdict on the outcomes from the Dubai climate talks. In the past two weeks, tens of thousands ... -
Africa’s call to action at COP28? Fund adaptation
The environment minister of Zambia, chair of the African Group at COP28, outlines the continent’s priority at the ongoing climate talks. For Africa, the climate crisis ...
