It is getting harder by the day to justify the slow pace of adaptation to climate change. Last year was one of the hottest on record, with economies and communities around the world disrupted by extreme heat, heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones. As November’s UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP31, in Turkiye approaches, governments must move beyond climate commitments and focus on implementation. Financing for adaptation activities remains nowhere near what is needed. The UN Environment

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