Linking adaptation and development: finance policy dilemma not addressed in Copenhagen

This research paper examines the challenges of mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development finance, highlighting the risks of diverting existing aid and the implications of the Copenhagen Accord on funding and trust between developed and developing nations.

• Mainstreaming adaptation into development is seen as a way to address the root causes of climate vulnerability, including food insecurity and agricultural practices, because adaptation is closely linked to development.
• There are three primary concerns regarding the mainstreaming of adaptation finance: the current separation of adaptation and development financial flows, the fear in developing countries that existing development aid will be reassigned to adaptation instead of receiving new and additional funds, and the risk that adaptation funds may be diverted into general development, making it difficult to assess climate-related benefits.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2010). Linking adaptation and development: finance policy dilemma not addressed in Copenhagen. https://www.sei.org/publications/linking-adaptation-development-finance-policy-dilemma-not-addressed-copenhagen/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Linking adaptation and development: finance policy dilemma not addressed in Copenhagen. 2010. https://www.sei.org/publications/linking-adaptation-development-finance-policy-dilemma-not-addressed-copenhagen/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2010linking, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Linking adaptation and development: finance policy dilemma not addressed in Copenhagen}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2010}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/linking-adaptation-development-finance-policy-dilemma-not-addressed-copenhagen/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }