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Chapitre D'ouvrage Année : 2012

International Adaptation Funding

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Supporting adaptation to climate change in poor vulnerable countries is an ethical and legal obligation that arises from the very uneven distribution of responsibility for and vulnerability to climate change. A fair global regime for adaptation funding is needed where contributions are determined by the economic capability of countries and by their responsibility for climate change. Payments from the fund would depend on the biophysical and socio-economic vulnerability of countries, and developing countries would need to have a strong voice in all decisions. Recent estimates of the adaptation needs of developing countries are in the range of US 70-100 billion per year for the public sector. Adaptation funding needs to be additional to the current and promised level of official development assistance. Because of the strong links between adaptation and general development co-operation, a broad definition of eligible adaptation measures should initially be used. Co-funding of measures with large co-benefits independent of climate change appears justified in the case of recipient countries with sufficient capability. Climate-sensitive sectors where adaptation is particularly urgent include water supply, agriculture, coastal protection, and disaster risk management. Where adaptation in situ is not effectively possible, support needs to be provided for the managed relocation of affected populations. Industrialised countries need to quickly provide substantial financial resources for adaptation in poor countries to support urgently needed adaptation measures and to rebuild trust in the international climate negotiations.
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hal-00991816 , version 1 (16-05-2014)

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Hans-Martin Füssel, Stéphane Hallegatte, Michael Reder. International Adaptation Funding. Edenhofer, Ottmar and Wallacher, Johannes and Lotze-Campen, Hermann and Reder, Michael and Knopf, Brigitte and Müller, Johannes. Climate Change, Justice and Sustainability, Springer Netherlands, pp.311-330, 2012. ⟨hal-00991816⟩
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