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UN report says climate adaptation is lagging behind warming
A new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns that adaptation to climate change is falling well behind the pace of global warming, which is set to exceed 1.5°C. According to the report, as reported by Phys.org, funding for adaptation is far below what is needed.
What the report says about adaptation funding
According to the report from the United Nations Environment Programme, adaptation finance falls far short of what is needed as global warming approaches and passes 1.5°C. The report, as covered by Phys.org, presents this gap as one of the central findings.
The same report also points to institutional barriers that constrain how adaptation is carried out, and to losses and damages that are mounting.
Open questions
- How large is the funding gap the report describes?
- Which institutional barriers does the report identify in detail?