Worst affected states slowest to adopt Paris deal climate goals
Flood-affected areas in Jamalpur, Bangladesh in 2020. Developing countries lack funding to take appropriate action to prevent or minimise the adverse effects of climate change. PHOTO | NurPhoto via AFP
Developing countries continue to lag on adaptation efforts and in reducing climate-warming emissions in line with long term goals set in the Paris Agreement.
According to the Adaptation Gap Report by the United Nations, poor and vulnerable regions continue to suffer the most from the associated impacts as the global emissions and the climate crisis accelerate.
