Belem (Brazil), Nov. 23 -- At the crucial climate negotiations in COP30, India's Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, took part in three pivotal discussions, underlining the critical role of adaptation finance.
He asserted that adaptation should be viewed as a vital investment rather than merely an add-on. Yadav pointed to the intrinsic link between adaptation and mitigation as fundamental components of the Paris Agreement, drawing from India's own experiences to reinforce this perspective.
He called for not just an increase in adaptation funding but also for an elevation in its quality, advocating for grants over debt accumulation. Yadav also noted that the measure of ambition should rely on genuine advancem...