{"id":77697,"date":"2021-01-20T14:53:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77697"},"modified":"2021-03-01T13:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T07:49:58","slug":"unep-releases-adaptation-gap-report-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unep-releases-adaptation-gap-report-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"UNEP releases Adaptation Gap Report 2020\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Why in\u00a0<\/b><b>News<\/b><b>?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">United Nations Environment\u00a0Programme<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(UNEP) has released the Adaptation Gap Report 2020.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Facts:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"15\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adaptation:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is one of the pillars\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Paris accord. It involves<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increasing capacity and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reduc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tion of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vulnerability of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries and communities to climate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-related disasters. This capacity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will be built by national efforts and funding mechanism<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"15\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aim<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of the report<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aims to indicate\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">national and international efforts to advance adaptation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Findings of the<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adaptation Gap\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">report<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 2020<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Finance:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Annual adaptation costs in developing countries\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is much higher\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at $70 billion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, compared to current finance of around $30 billion annually for adaptation.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This cost is estimated to at least quadruple by 2050.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cost of Adaptation includes costs like planning, preparing for, facilitating and implementing adaptation measures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cb\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">flow of funds to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">developing countries is increasing faster than the cost of adaptation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rise in Temperature:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The world is heading for at least a 3\u00b0C temperature rise this century<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Even<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0if\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">countries are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">successful<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">limit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">global warming to well below 2\u00b0C, or even 1.5\u00b0C, the poor countries will suffer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact of Pandemic:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit the ability of countries to plan for, finance and implement adaptation actions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. It will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0disproportionately affect the most vulnerable countries and population groups.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommendations:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Along with faster implementation,<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Countries need to step up the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Public and private finance for adaptation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nature-based solutions \u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">locally appropriate actions that address societal challenges, such as climate change, and provide human well-being and biodiversity benefits by protecting, sustainably managing and restoring natural or modified ecosystems \u2013 must also become a priority.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cutting greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will reduce the impacts and costs associated with climate change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Times New Roman\" data-listid=\"10\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pursue a Green Pandemic Recovery\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and increase the Nationally Determined Contributions(NDCs) under\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paris Agreement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unenvironment.org\/resources\/adaptation-gap-report-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Article Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff0000;\">Read Also :<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/current-affairs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ias current affairs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why in\u00a0News?\u00a0\u00a0 United Nations Environment\u00a0Programme\u00a0(UNEP) has released the Adaptation Gap Report 2020.\u00a0 Key\u00a0Facts:\u00a0 Adaptation:\u00a0It\u00a0is one of the pillars\u00a0of\u00a0Paris accord. It involves\u00a0increasing capacity and\u00a0reduction of\u00a0vulnerability of\u00a0countries and communities to climate-related disasters. This capacity\u00a0will be built by national efforts and funding mechanisms.\u00a0\u00a0 Aim\u00a0of the report:\u00a0The\u00a0report\u00a0aims to indicate\u00a0national and international efforts to advance adaptation.\u00a0 Findings of the\u00a0Adaptation Gap\u00a0report,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/unep-releases-adaptation-gap-report-2020\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UNEP releases Adaptation Gap Report 2020\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":77707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1305,9],"tags":[1304,1448],"class_list":["post-77697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-index-reports-bodies","category-public","tag-env_4","tag-env_5","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UNEP-releases-Adaptation-Gap-Report-2020.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704885820},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}