How COVID-19 Is impacting Adaptation Efforts - Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm [Factsheet]

As the world looks to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions – efforts that are still nowhere near strong enough – the sixth edition of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report: The Gathering Storm finds that the growth in climate impacts is far outpacing our efforts to adapt to them. This factsheet looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting adaptation, and how recovery from the pandemic could still help nations to adapt to climate change.