COP 15: Philippines seeks one billion dollars for storm reconstruction10.16.09

“The Philippines is a victim of climate change, not a culprit,” says President Arroyo, blaming extreme weather for the worst flooding in 40 years that struck the northern part of the country last month. The Philippines will be seeking at least one billion US dollars from international donors for reconstruction after devastating back-to-back storms highlighted [...]

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COP 15: Adaptation fund remains almost empty10.16.09

The UN fund set up to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change has received only a fraction of the amounts needed. While the need for climate change adaptation funding is generally agreed to amount to hundreds of billions of US dollars, the UN fund set up for the purpose in 2008 currently holds just [...]

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