Adaptation finance: How can Durban deliver on past promises

IIED Briefing
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Published: November 2011
IIED Briefing Papers
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There is an ever-widening chasm between the support developing countries need to adapt to climate change, and the funding promised and delivered by wealthy nations. This paper looks at the Durban negotiations and the steps countries should take to ensure the developed world can meet its agreed responsibilities: establish funding sources based on international trade; define annual targets for the scale-up; and adopt a transparent, centralised accounting system.

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Ciplet, D., Roberts, J., Khan, M., He, L. and Fields, S. (2011). Adaptation finance: How can Durban deliver on past promises. .
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