South Africa proposes global goal for adaptation at pre-Cop26 ministerial

Environment minister Barbara Creecy called for quantifiable improvements in resilience to climate impacts, to give the adaptation agenda the same weight as emissions cuts
A woman stands with her two grandchildren in front of her crumbling home in the southern Guijá district in Mozambique during a drought in southern Africa in 2016 (Photo: Aurélie Marrier d’Unienville/IFRC/Flickr)

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