The new finance goal needs clear and enforceable adaptation targets to help vulnerable countries cope with the impact of climate change
Even as leaders highlight the urgency of protecting people from more extreme weather and rising seas, they have been reluctant to pay up at COP29 for the measures needed
Humanitarian groups have pushed ahead with innovative efforts to protect people in conflict zones from worsening climate impacts – but they are struggling to go it alone
While adaptation funding jumped by about a quarter in 2022, a large share came as loans rather than grants, adding to developing-nations’ debt burdens
Adaptation policy has grown to be of central importance in our collective response to the climate crisis – but more funding is urgently needed
Five years after Cyclone Idai devastated eastern Zimbabwe, relocated communities face a new threat – water shortages – with authorities saying they lack money to build a dam
UN biodiversity summit produces mixed results, with gains for Indigenous people and disagreement on how to raise and manage funding for nature protection
Private investments in adaptation are likely to be significantly underestimated as a result of the huge challenge in tracking them, experts say – though barriers remain
A report by top economists on finance for climate action was weakened after feedback from G20 nations, even as the UN says they must all slash emissions
The biodiversity and climate crises are interlinked – and failing to coordinate our response leaves critical ecosystems like forests and peatlands at risk
Guyana’s Indigenous communities are under siege from all sides – including an opaque carbon-offsetting scheme agreed by the government on our lands
The EU’s new deforestation law was seen as a breakthrough in the global battle against forest loss, but it’s provoking fractious debate among governments and producers
Climate-proofing homes is now an essential response to regular extreme weather events and can help prevent displacement
A high-level panel is working to define principles for responsible mining, which will be presented to the UN General Assembly in September
Experts say the UN’s food agency has shied away from recommending less animal farming, though cutting methane emissions is a quick way to curb warming
Most governments want reports ready before the next global stocktake, but a dozen developing nations are opposed over inclusivity concerns
An IPCC author from the Global South on why aligning the two timelines is crucial for the integrity of international climate cooperation
António Guterres calls extreme heat “the new abnormal” as he urges countries to step up protection of vulnerable populations
As the solar geoengineering debate heats up, it is time for voices across the continent to work together and make themselves heard
Pilgrims without the right type of visa were denied medical treatment, survivors say, during a 52C heatwave which killed hundreds