Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared.

Inadequate investment andplanning on climate adaptationleaves world exposed Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced. Underprepared.© 2023 United Nations Environment Programme ISBN:978-92-807-4092-9Job number:DEW/2583/NADOI:https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/43796 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational or non-profit services without specialpermission from the copyright holder, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The United Nations EnvironmentProgramme would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use of thispublication may be made for resale or any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission in writing fromthe United Nations Environment Programme. Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extentof the reproduction, should be addressed to unep-communication-director@un.org. Disclaimers The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of anyopinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territoryor city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Mention of a commercial company or product in this document does not imply endorsement by the United NationsEnvironment Programme or the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising is notpermitted. Trademark names and symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention on infringement of trademark orcopyright laws. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the UnitedNations Environment Programme. We regret any errors or omissions that may have been unwittingly made. © Maps, photos, and illustrations as specified Suggested citation: United Nations Environment Programme (2023).Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Underfinanced.Underprepared. Inadequate investment and planning on climate adaptation leaves world exposed.Nairobi. https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/43796 Production:NairobiURL:https://www.unep.org/adaptation-gap-report-2023 Co-produced with: Supported by: Underfinanced.Underprepared. Inadequate investment andplanning on climate adaptationleaves world exposed Adaptation Gap Report 2023 Acknowledgements The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) would liketo thank the report’s Steering Committee members, the lead andcontributing authors, the reviewers and the project coordinationteam for their contribution to the development of this report. Contributing authors:Eleanor Garrett (Portland State University),HenryNeufeldt(United Nations Environment ProgrammeCopenhagen Climate Centre [UNEP-CCC]) Chapter 4. Adaptation finance gap The individuals mentioned below contributed to the productionofthe report.Authors and reviewers contributed in theirindividual capacities and their affiliations are only mentioned foridentification purposes. Lead authors:Paul Watkiss (Paul Watkiss Associates), DipeshChapagain (United Nations University Institute for Environmentand Human Security [UNU-EHS]), Georgia Savvidou (StockholmEnvironment Institute and Chalmers University of Technology),Pieter Pauw (Eindhoven University of Technology), Blanche Butera(Paul Watkiss Associates) STEERING COMMITTEE Edith Ofwona Adera (African Development Bank [AfDB]), MunaAlamoodi (Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, the UnitedArab Emirates), Angela Andrade (Conservation International), MireyAtallah (UNEP), Preety Bhandari (World Resources Institute [WRI]),Barbara Buchner (Climate Policy Initiative), John Christensen(UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre [UNEP-CCC]), Barney Dickson(UNEP), Jian Liu (UNEP), Anil Markandya (Basque Centre forClimate Change), Shaemma Rashed Mebwana (Ministry of ClimateChange and Environment, the United Arab Emirates), AbdalahMokssit (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC]),Youssef Nassef (Secretariat of the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change [UNFCCC]), Anne Olhoff (CONCITO– Denmark’s green think tank), Anand Patwardhan (Universityof Maryland), Jyotsna Puri (International Fund for AgriculturalDevelopment [IFAD]), Cynthia Rosenzweig (NASA Goddard Institutefor Space Studies and Columbia University) Contributing authors:Kelly de Bruin (Economic and SocialResearch Institute), Nella Canales (Stockholm EnvironmentInstitute), Shouro Dasgupta (Foundation Euro-MediterraneanCentre on Climate Change), Kristie Ebi (University of Washington),Nabil Haque (Stockholm Environment Institute), Jochen Hinkel(Global Climate Forum), Alistair Hunt (Paul Watkiss Associates andUniversity of Bath), Daniel Lincke (Global Climate Forum), KennedyMbeva (University of Oxford), Sneha Rai (independent), JulieRozenberg (World Bank), Pieter Sayer (Paul Watkiss Associates),Ammara Shariq (World Bank), Timothy Sulser (Consul