A massive funding shortfall for climate adaptation has created an "adaptation emergency" that puts the world's most vulnerable populations at ever-increasing risk, the U.N. Environment Program warns, as nations across the Caribbean struggle with catastrophic storms.
Speaking from U.N. headquarters in New York to launch the report, UNEP's Executive Director Inger Andersen told reporters: "Every nation is facing climate impacts, be they heat waves, wildfires, floods, or desertification. And right now, sadly, Jamaica is dealing with impacts of the strongest hurricane ever to hit this country as Hurricane Melissa continues its path towards Cuba with catastrophic flash floods being reported."
