Business-as-usual: Donors pour climate adaptation finance into big infrastructure, neglecting local needs

A deep-sea port project in Bangladesh highlights how some major donor nations are labelling funds for industry-friendly transport and energy projects as adaptation finance, reporting by Climate Home News shows
Locals near the site where the Matarbari deep-sea port is set to be developed in Bangladesh with climate adaptation finance from Japan.
Locals near the site where the Matarbari deep-sea port is set to be developed in Bangladesh with climate adaptation finance from Japan. (Photo: Tanbirul Miraj Ripon)

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