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This SEI fact sheet, based on a study in the journal Climate Policy, analyzes international public finance for climate change adaptation in Africa from 2014 to 2018. The authors identify five critical shortfalls: insufficient funding levels compared to mitigation and actual needs, a lack of strategic targeting toward the most vulnerable countries, narrow sectoral focus, low disbursement rates of committed funds, and a reliance on loans over grants.

This research paper analyzes development finance targeting climate change adaptation in Africa from 2014 to 2018, finding that funding levels are insufficient, heavily skewed toward mitigation, and characterized by low disbursement rates.