At COP28, rich countries offer only $160 million in contributions to the Adaptation Fund – barely half of its $300-million goal in 2023 for projects such as flood defenses and early-warning systems
IIED researchers and partners will lead and present at events throughout COP28. Our key focus areas will be locally led adaptation and finance for climate and nature, food systems and farming, and supporting negotiators from the least developed countries (LDCs)
Nature-based initiatives, such as planting mangroves and revitalizing wetlands, have proven effective in making communities more resilient to climate change. But international funding has shortchanged such solutions in favor of more costly and less efficient engineering projects.