🚨The 2024 UN NDC Synthesis & UNEP Emissions Gap Reports warn: we're on track for a devastating 3.1°C rise. Climate disasters are escalating, and adaptation can’t wait.🌱Urgent action is needed to cut emissions & close the nearly 10x finance gap for adaptation. Every °C counts! #ClimateAction #COP29 @Regions4SD @GillianMSP
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Learn about Damsterplein in Groningen for a refreshing change🇳🇱
Thanks to the #LIFEproject LIFE Cool Square, this area is transforming into a greener, healthier space for everyone and the #environment💚
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Our UPDATED inventory provides an overview of available instruments to finance #ClimateAdaptation 💰
Are you a government representative, project developer, or financier? Find out how they can be used to increase resilience to #ClimateChange.
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In this blog, we are highlighting 5️⃣ ways wetlands are crucial to #climateadaptation. Wetlands are:
💧 freshwater stores🔰 natural shields
🦆 biodiversity hotspots
🌍 carbon stores
🎣 sources of livelihood
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At the #LCAW2024 event "Securing Our Future: Parliamentary Leadership in Financing Climate Adaptation", co-organized by @GCAdaptation@sadcpf and @DanChurchAid, GCA Senior Advisor @Ede_WBG highlighted the urgent need for #climateadaptation finance and the current regional distribution.
Watch the livestream: https://t.co/xREf5OlDO2
Find out more in GCA's State and Trends in Climate Adaptation Finance 2024: https://t.co/QmZRmeELIb
Can #ClimateAdaptation spark radical change?
Adapting to climate change is often seen as defeatism within the green movement. But as the climate emergency gets real, so does the need to adapt and change.
Our new edition, At the Edge, aims to come to terms with climate adaptation from a green perspective.
In this blog, we explore 3️⃣ of the most common misconceptions about climate adaptation, and shed light on
🌍 The need to mainstream #climateadaptation
💰 The opportunity to mobilize more finance for adaptation
💪 The necessity to empower young people
https://t.co/Mpyj9I1mmx
Our summer edition, At the Edge: Frontiers of Climate Adaptation, is coming soon!
Adaptation is today's buzzword in climate discussions, but it's about more than just coping. Join us and stir up the conversation around #ClimateAdaptation as a process of radical transformation.
Pre-order it here: https://t.co/odgonCjuWG
Unleashing the private sector's innovation & capital for #climateadaptation is key to building a more resilient future. Opportunities include:
🛡️ Protecting assets, supply chains & operations
📈 Investing in climate-resilient solutions & tech
🤝 Public Private Partnerships
Scaling up investment in #ClimateAdaptation is crucial for building resilience against the physical impacts of climate change. Join us on 7 May to discover a new framework for measuring the impact of #investments on climate adaptation and resilience. https://t.co/FBO4Q3tHUj
What if…
…countries and communities had the funding that they needed to build #resilientsocieties?
…we build a healthier, safer and more prosperous future for us all through #climateadaptation?
Find out more about National Adaptation Plans (NAPs):
GCA’s latest State and Trends in Adaptation flagship report, prepared in collaboration with the @climatepolicy, reveals concerning trends in global #climateadaptation finance. Global climate adaptation finance has declined from 7% to 5% over the past two years.
Developing countries need $3.3 trillion in adaptation finance over the next decade to 2035. Adaptation finance must quadruple today to address the growing challenges posed by #climatechange.
Read more: https://t.co/QmZRmeELIb
#ClimateAdaptation is not a concept that can be universally applied. See how joining visuals with #AdaptationScience can overcome the competing and vague definitions found in linguistics, creating a more universal approach to adaptation in a new comment: https://t.co/mYBahmPJ2D
Are you seeking information on #ClimateAdaptation practices?
You can explore a collection of case studies and country-specific adaptation planning profiles from around the world in AP-PLAT's #Adaptation Database.
Adaptation Database: https://t.co/Wn4lvRj2wW
The 5 #EUMissions are about tackling global challenges
-#Cancer
-#CleanSoil
-#WaterCrisis
-#ClimateAdaptation
-Smarter cities
How? By bringing together scientists, citizens, & public & private sectors with EU funding
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