‘Yawning gap’ remains between climate adaptation funds and funding pledges

Published on October 29, 2025

Developing countries are receiving less than 10 per cent of the money they need to adapt to a world increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather – putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, the UN revealed on Wednesday.

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