Dispute over adaptation target jeopardiz • Table.Briefings

Cooling will become more important in the future. The adaptation goal is to make infrastructure more resilient and help protect human health.

The draft text for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) was finally published on the third-last day of COP28 and leaves many questions unanswered. Developing countries criticize the lack of benchmarks for progress and demand tangible financing. Much could be postponed until next year.

Time is running out for the new Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which is to be adopted in Dubai. The delegations only received a foundation on which to negotiate the content three days before the end of the climate summit. The draft was presented on Sunday at 8.30 a.m. local time. Previously, the presidency had intervened – apparently out of concern that the GGA could fall by the wayside.

Dispute over adaptation target jeopardizes success of COP

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