patrick verkooijen, welcome to hardtalk. patrick verkooi en, welcome to hardtalk. ., ~ , ., patrick verkooi en, welcome to hardtalk. ., ~ ,, , hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, ou hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now. you are hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are all hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are all about - now, you are all about adaptation. your global centre on adaptation is sending a clear message to the world that it is time to make, particularly the most vulnerable parts of the world, resilient to the impacts of climate change. does that mean you basically accepted we ve lost the battle to curb emissions and prevent the worst of climate change? emissions and prevent the worst of climate change? thank you so much, stephen. of climate change? thank you so much, stephen. we of climate change? thank you so much, stephen. we need - of climate change? thank you so much, stephen. we need to - of climate change? thank you so i much, stephen. we need to a
need to lower our carbon footprint, so we need to have these two ideas in our heads and invest in both areas. lower our carbon foot rent and adapt to a changing climate. so our carbon foot rent and adapt to a changing climate.- to a changing climate. so do both at once, to a changing climate. so do both at once, but to a changing climate. so do both at once, but you - to a changing climate. so do both at once, but you knowl to a changing climate. so do i both at once, but you know as well as i do, because he worked at world bank and you ve been in this game a long time, you know the political decisions are all about making tough choices. they are about defining priorities. do you sense that there needs to be a shift of priorities towards this idea of adaptation? adaptation has been and is still the poor cousin of the climate debate, not enough financial resources are being put on the table to adapt our world, notjust even in the global south but also in the united states, we see th