#COP31 begins with adaptation finance still far below what lower-income countries need. Even tripling current finance would meet less than 30% of estimated needs by 2035.
Climate finance is emerging as a key measure of #COP31 success, with developing countries pushing for past funding promises to translate into accessible finance. #COP31Antalya
#COP31 opens in Antalya with a test: can past climate finance promises finally reach vulnerable countries? Developing nations still face a major adaptation funding gap.
We treat floods and droughts as separate emergencies. That’s a massive blind spot as #COP31 kicks off. Water advocate @henkovink warns that failing to protect the global water cycle could slash lower-income GDPs by 15% by 2050. #COP31Türkiye scidev.net/global/opinion…
“COP31 does not need another declaration that water matters.” Henk Ovink [@henkovink] says climate finance should protect wetlands, forests, soils and floodplains, not just fund standalone water projects. scidev.net/global/opinion…