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World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding
A $100 million project was meant to protect Karachi slumdwellers from flooding, but instead made many homeless before work stalled
Women-focused investments are crucial for community adaptation
Sponsored content: Climate resilience initiatives have more impact when they empower women as agents of change at the community level
Innovative adaptation project pays off for Upper Egyptian farmers
Sponsored content: Heat-tolerant seeds, crop diversification and improved irrigation are at the core of the project’s success
Youth engagement is pivotal to climate adaptation programmes
Sponsored content: Young people can be builders and guardians of their environment, with the right support and training
African leaders blast European no-shows at climate adaptation summit
Presidents of Senegal, DRC and Ghana travelled to Rotterdam to talk about adapting to climate change. Only one European leader was there to meet them
Make polluters pay for climate adaptation, voluntary carbon market body proposes
An adaptation levy on carbon credits could raise up to $2.5bn a year by 2030, providing more predictable support for climate vulnerable countries
Deadly heatwaves show why India needs to get serious on climate adaptation
While the country suffers from extreme heat, Delhi’s budget for adaptation grants has shrunk and international support is falling short
Mongolia flood defence project shows the way for urban adaptation
Sponsored content: The project incorporates infrastructural upgrades with the formation of community action groups to improve the capital’s flood resilience
In doubling adaptation finance, ‘champions’ aim to avoid repeat of $100bn failure
Officials from European and vulnerable countries are trying to make sure promised money reaches those in need, but a US shortfall looms large
How African youth are helping to define climate adaptation
Sponsored content: The Adaptation Research Alliance is linking research and action as its contribution to the Global Goal on Adaptation
Addressing transboundary climate and adaptation risks in Sudan and the Sahel
Sponsored content: Climate impacts span vast areas, so adaptation must be discussed at multiple levels and across political and geographical divides
Locals lead adaptation efforts in drought-stricken Cambodian forests
Sponsored content: Cambodian villagers are planting drought tolerant trees and implementing irrigation systems to cope with variable rainfall
African nations settled for ‘moral pact’ with US on adaptation finance at Cop26
With the US refusing to budge on the text of the Glasgow agreement, African nations reluctantly accepted a promise of stronger voluntary support
Coalition to turn adaptation research into action launches at Cop26 climate talks
Sponsored content: The Adaptation Research Alliance aims to build an evidence base on what works, in partnership with communities on the ground
Climate adaptation finance has a blind spot on conflict and fragility
Sponsored content: Communities affected by conflict and fragility are increasingly facing climate change threats, yet climate finance is leaving these people behind
How we as European climate envoys are backing action on adaptation finance
The Netherlands, Denmark and others are committed to supporting vulnerable countries in adapting to climate change impacts
Why we are launching a climate adaptation research initiative at Cop26
Sponsored content: A recently founded alliance has been driving international collaboration between research and action organisations ahead of its launch at Cop26
Adaptation research and innovation: the time is now
Sponsored content: With the most recent IPCC report serving as a stark reminder of the impacts of climate change, adaptation and research must now come together
Developing nations push to define ‘unacceptably vague’ adaptation goal
South Africa is proposing a quantitative target for boosting resilience to climate impacts globally, but there are technical and political hurdles