Keywords: Climate Finance


UN urges urgent global action as rising seas threaten coastal communities

The United Nations is calling for urgent international action to address the accelerating threat posed by rising sea levels, warning that coastal communities, small island states and low-lying countries are facing increasingly severe consequences from climate change. The appeal came during a high-level......

AAA Initiative marks 10 years with new roadmap for climate-resilient African agriculture

Ten years after its launch at COP22 in Marrakech, the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture, known as the AAA Initiative, is entering a new phase focused on turning climate adaptation plans into concrete investments across the continent. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United......

Morocco’s renewable energy drive faces key challenges in climate transition

Morocco has built a prominent position in renewable energy, but expanding solar and wind capacity is only one part of the country’s climate challenge. A new comparative study published in Discover Sustainability points to structural constraints that could determine how effectively Morocco converts......

Morocco emerges as a model for climate adaptation finance

Morocco is being highlighted internationally for its approach to mobilizing climate adaptation finance, with the Adaptation Fund pointing to the country’s experience as an example of how direct access to climate funding can support locally designed projects and strengthen resilience to environmental......

Morocco urges consensus as UN trade and development council prepares first resolution

Morocco has called for the preservation of consensus in negotiations at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), stressing that agreement among member states remains essential to effective multilateral cooperation. The appeal was made in Geneva as the Trade and Development Board......

Malawi faces $4.28 billion climate finance gap through 2035

Malawi is facing a major funding shortfall as it seeks to mobilize $7.06 billion by 2035 to finance climate action, with a gap of approximately $4.28 billion expected to depend largely on international donors and climate finance mechanisms. Under the country’s latest climate plan, domestic resources......

Africa faces up to $20 billion economic loss as ‘super’ El Niño threatens climate crisis

A potentially severe El Niño weather event could cause economic losses of between $10 billion and $20 billion across affected African countries and intensify migration pressures, according to the climate chief of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Speaking to Reuters, the bank’s top climate......

Africa receives only a tenth of required climate finance

Africa faces a widening gap between climate commitments and available funding. A new policy analysis by Harrison Rehoboth Consulting, based on data from the Climate Policy Initiative, estimates that the continent needs about 2.8 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2030 to meet its Paris Agreement goals.......

Asia climate resilience funding lags 200 billion annual gap

Environ 100 billion dollars have been deployed across Asia for climate resilience efforts over the past five years, yet the region continues to face a large annual financing gap of around 200 billion dollars. A new assessment released Monday shows that current investment levels fall far short of what......