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UN data show wealthy nations’ climate adaptation aid fell 7 percent to about $26 billion in 2023, leaving them unlikely to meet a $40 billion annual pledge by 2025—still only a fraction of needs. The slowdown echoes wider stumbles: President Trump is pulling the U.S. from the Paris accord, and only about one-third of countries met a deadline to update emissions plans. Leaders still aim to meet in Belém, Brazil next month, amid a rocky start. “Sluggish progress should send shock waves,” warned Palau’s Ilana Seid.

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