As climate change accelerates, there is increasing urgency for countries to implement key plans that build resilience to the impacts of climate change. To do this, they need adequate funding, as well as national capacity and know-how to access available funding. This was the key takeaway from the UNFCCC Climate Change Adaptation Committee's virtual dialogue this month.

Funding is needed for adaptation measures ranging from building seawalls against rising sea levels to increasing the resilience of health systems in communities hit by increasingly frequent and severe storms and heat waves. (More on unfccc.int)