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T1 Adaptation Gap Report 2021 - Chapter 6
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Dibley, Arjuna
A2 Wetzer, Thom
A2 Krishnan, Nisha
A2 Narulla, Nanak
A2 O'Callaghan, Brian J.
A2 Quevedo, Adriana
A2 Ranger, Nicola
A2 Signer, Benedikt
K1 COVID-19
K1 climate change
K1 environmental financing
SN 978-92-807-3895-7
YR 2021
FD 2021-11
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37296
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37296
NO This chapter aims to synthesize the literature that describes how COVID-19 has impacted country-level “adaptive capacity” (see the glossary for a definition and discussion below) and identifies emerging opportunities for policymakers and decision makers to improve their responses to both the health and climate crises. For instance, the significant fiscal spending on the health emergency, welfare payments and economic recovery may make ongoing spending on measures to increase preparedness for climate hazards more challenging for some governments. However, it also presents an opportunity to invest in programmes and policies that enable governments to “build forward better”.Full report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/37284
NO https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2021
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026