India, Nov. 10 -- ActionAid International, in a statement dated Nov. 9, 2026, called on governments at COP31 to prioritise substantial adaptation financing and “move past empty rhetoric,” warning that continued inaction on climate “spells doom for communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.”
Adaptation financing and debt concerns
ActionAid International said COP31 “must prioritise substantial adaptation financing to safeguard the billions of people currently facing climate risks.”
Teresa Anderson, Global Lead on Climate Justice at ActionAid International, said “shattering temperature records, Nepal’s catastrophic glacier collapse and the intensifying Super El Niño” signal “a frightening new era of climate consequences.” She cite...