Adaptation Finance Shortfalls Leave Developing World Exposed By Cecilia Russell Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty puts the adaptation finance gap at about USD 284-339 billion per year—12 to 14 times as much as current flows. NAIROBI & JOHANNESBURG, Oct 29 2025 (IPS) - Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica yesterday—the strongest hurricane to impact the island on record since 1851—with expectations of tens of thousands of people being displaced and devastating damage to infrastructure. The tropical storm, slightly downgraded but nevertheless devastating, made landfall in Cuba today as UNEP’s newly released Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty shows that the finance needed for developing countries to adapt to the climate crisis is falling far behind their needs. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/10/adaptation-finance-shortfalls-leave-developing-world-exposed/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The_Biggest_Single_Contributor_to_the_UN_Budget_is_also_the_Biggest_Single_Defaulter_As_Civil_Societ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.