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Based on a vulnerability assessment, the plan prioritizes interventions across eight sectors, including water, health, agriculture, and tourism. 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This vulnerability is exacerbated by high levels of housing and labour informality, where over 265 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in informal settlements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000959#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The global climate financial architecture has largely excluded African cities; only 3% of global climate inflows reach Africa, and only 3–5% of total adaptation funds are directed toward urban contexts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000959#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cities that invest in data and vulnerability assessments are significantly more likely to take action and secure funding, being 5.7 times more likely to take adaptation actions and 2.7 times more likely to report long-term climate risks than those without such assessments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000959#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are three primary UNFCCC instruments for loss and damage: the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM), the Santiago Network (SNLD), and the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). 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