🌊 Floods
Climate protection funding falls short of needsA UN report says support for poorer countries to adapt to climate change is far below what is needed. Adaptation means preparing communities for dangers such as floods and droughts.- 🌍 Examples include flood protection, stronger infrastructure and early warning systems.
- 🌍 UNEP estimates 155 developing countries will need $305 billion each year by 2035.
- 🌍 Funding from richer to poorer countries reached at most $32 billion in 2024.
- 🌍 That figure was below the peak reached in 2022.
- 🌍 Small island states and the least developed countries face especially heavy burdens.
- 🌧️ Morocco had very heavy rain and floods that hurt many towns and farms in the north.
- 👑 King Mohammed VI asked the government to help families and communities who were in trouble.
- 💰 The country will spend a lot of money to fix roads, help farmers, and repair homes and shops damaged by water.
- 🚁 Many people had to leave their houses to stay safe. Helpers moved families away from danger, but sadly some people died and one person is still missing.
- 🌾 The flooded places grow food like grains, fruits, and vegetables, so the help will also make sure people can farm again and have what they need.
