A dozen conflict-affected countries have come together to urge the international community to prioritize funding for their resilience to climate change, as needs grow amidst ongoing humanitarian crises. These nations, including Chad, Iraq, Somalia, and Yemen, have formed a new network to call for greater financial support, noting that fragile states are among the most vulnerable to climate change but receive insufficient aid.
In a statement agreed upon at their first meeting in Abu Dhabi, the network emphasized that fragile states—often overlooked in climate discussions—bear the brunt of climate impacts despite contributing little to global emissions. The group aims to push the climate financing agenda to the forefront at this year’s COP30 in Brazil, urging governments and international organizations to increase support for long-term climate resilience in these nations.
With the world’s most vulnerable populations already grappling with conflict and environmental shocks, these countries face a growing funding gap. The network argues that current financial flows fall short, particularly in terms of long-term adaptation projects, with fragile states receiving a fraction of the funds allocated to non-fragile nations.
Representatives from 13 countries, including Burundi, Chad, Somalia, and Yemen, attended the network’s first meeting to discuss the intersection of climate, conflict, and humanitarian needs. Their collective message: the international community must act now to close the funding gap and ensure that climate finance reaches those who need it most.
The group has called on COP30 President André Aranha Corrêa do Lago to keep the issue high on the climate summit’s agenda, ensuring that fragile states are central to global climate finance discussions. Additionally, they urge the simplification of bureaucratic procedures to improve access to funding for these nations.
As the needs of fragile states grow, experts warn that failing to invest in adaptation now will lead to irreversible loss and damage. For countries like Somalia, struggling with political instability and worsening climate shocks, the lack of resilience finance could have catastrophic consequences.
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