Day: November 18, 2024
More than three billion people are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, underscoring the urgency of collective action, Azernews reports that this was stated by Lucas di Pietro, Chairman of the Board of the Adaptation Fund (AEF), at the “High-Level Meeting on Investing in Human Development for a Climate-Resistant Future” held as part of COP29.
At a high-level event on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) during COP29, Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, urged global leaders to transform the financial support ecosystem for climate adaptation, stressing that “business-as-usual” is no longer sufficient to meet the growing challenges of climate change, Azernews reports.