New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- As the annual UN climate conference starts in Belem, located in the Brazilian Amazon, the debate has shifted from promises to action. The true measure of success at CoP-30 will not be new targets or revised goals, but whether the world can finally deliver on adaptation by helping nations and communities prepare for climate impacts that are already quite evident.

After years of promises and pledges, the planet is struggling with the much harder task of delivery. Two major studies-State of Climate Action 2025 by the World Resources Institute and the UNEP's Adaptation Gap Report 2025-highlight this gap. While planet-warming emissions continue to rise, efforts to adapt to a changing climate are lagging far behind the req...