Africa: COP29 Must Kickstart Stalled Progress On the Lifeline That Is Adaptation

Africa continues to bear the brunt of climate change impacts, receiving only 20% of global adaptation finance with the majority being in the form of loans, exacerbating debt distress. The Adaptation Gap report highlights a significant financial shortfall for essential adaptation measures, hindering effective climate action in vulnerable regions like Africa. COP29 must bridge the gap between ambitious adaptation goals and necessary financial backing to ensure adaptation targets are more than just rhetoric and translate into tangible action for countries in need.

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