COP30

Adaptation finance is concentrated in relatively few countries, with many SIDS receiving exceptionally high levels per capita. There is virtually no correlation between adaptation finance per head and either the level of vulnerability or per capita income across all country groups. There should be a...

Despite common conceptions, performance metrics suggest that World Bank mitigation projects are rarely motivated by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This metric is rarely tracked, and projects tend to focus instead on energy access and other infrastructure. However, where the World Bank does...