A UN Environment Programme 2022 Adaptation Gap Report released on Thursday finds that global efforts in climate adaptation are not keeping pace with growing climate impacts and risks, and a dramatic increase in funding and implementation is urgently needed.
Ongoing assessments aim to quantify infrastructure damage and humanitarian need; the disruptions threaten education, health access, and conservation, compounding existing vulnerabilities.
The stakes extend beyond borders. As water and food scarcity deepen, migration pressures will increase, conflict over grazing land may flare, and regional instability could intensify. The...
The question floating over the conference, uncomfortable but unavoidable, is whether the world’s wealthier governments can treat climate finance not as charity but as a strategic investment in...