War overshadows calls for more IMF and World Bank funding for Africa
Multilateral bank leaders said the world faces a global 'polycrisis' affecting development at an unprecedented scale.
Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA)
The Global Commission on Adaptation was a temporary, high-level initiative launched in 2018 by leaders like former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Bill Gates. Its work culminated in the 2019 flagship report, Adapt Now, which made the economic case for climate adaptation and provided a roadmap for global leadership.
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Summit marks U.S. re-entry to climate fight
A global summit's mood was perhaps best reflected in the U.N. chief beaming at the new U.S. climate envoy's pledge to restore American climate leadership.