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Africa's climate funds stuck in delivery gap, new report shows

Environmental activists display banners, placards, and umbrellas during the Global Climate Action in Bandung, West Java. [AFP]

International climate funds are pledged. Promises are made. But the money is not moving.

A new analysis released on the sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, reveals a crippling bottleneck in climate finance for Africa: billions of dollars in committed adaptation funds never reach the projects they are meant to support. This “delivery gap” is a structural failure that stalls efforts to protect vulnerable communities from escalating climate impacts.

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