Financing climate change mitigation and adaptation

The recent Copenhagen Summit, one of the biggest climate change events of a generation, ended with little real progress. It is estimated that at least US$200billion a year is needed for poor countries to adapt to climate change, but actual commitments fell far short of this.

Stamp Out Poverty's 'Assessing the Alternatives' report sets out how new and additional funding mechanisms must be introduced if we are to realise this figure.

For more information and to read the report click here

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