‘The world is not ready’: Climate adaptation cash falls far short as warming heads past 1.5°C

UN News - Global perspective Human stories reports: Although global warming is set to exceed 1.5°C, financing to help communities adapt to climate change falls far short of needs, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a report published on Wednesday. The 2026 Adaptation Gap Report finds that developing countries will require roughly $305 billion annually by 2035 to build resilience and reduce risks . Yet even if international public adaptation finance triples only a maximum of 29 per cent of needs will be covered. “ The world is not ready to adapt to current climactic conditions, never mind what overshoot of 1.5°C will bring ,” warned Inger Andersen, the UNEP Executive Director.

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