COP30 Event: Who Counts as Vulnerable? Rethinking Climate Finance Allocations

Everyone agrees climate finance should go to the most vulnerable—but who are they? Some countries deemed most at risk receive over $2,000 per person in adaptation finance, while others get under $1.

New evidence from the Center for Global Development and the World Bank examines how vulnerability and resilience are measured, and how clearer definitions and measures could ensure climate finance reaches countries that need it most.

Discussions will focus on which countries may be considered “particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change,” the limitations of existing vulnerability indices, the current patterns of adaptation finance, and the drivers of resilience.

Ultimately, this event will enable those thinking about the allocation of adaptation and loss and damage finance—including UNFCCC negotiators, climate finance experts, and policymakers in donor countries—to make better, evidence-informed decisions.

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