HOW BIG IS THE ADAPTATION GAP?
Source: UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2025
WRITTEN BY: JASMIN JESSEN
EVERY US $ 1
SPENT ON COASTAL PROTECTION AVOIDS
US $ 14
IN DAMAGES
THE GLASGOW CLIMATE PACT GOAL OF DOUBLING ADAPTATION FINANCE TO
~ US $ 40BN
WILL BE MISSED IF CURRENT TRENDS CONTINUE
80 %
70 %
60 %
“ BUDGETS MAY BE TIGHT. THERE MAY BE MANY COMPETING PRIORITIES. BUT THE SMART CHOICE IS TO INVEST IN ADAPTATION NOW”
Inger Andersen, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme