UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2022

• The report titled “The Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk” was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

• The Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) has been published each year since 2014 by the UNEP to provide science-based assessment of the global progress on adaptation planning, financing and implementation.

•  It recommends measures that can further the national and global adaptation efforts and provides in-depth assessment of various topics of interest.

• he current global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are insufficient to address the growing climate-related risks.

• The world is currently on track for a 2.8°C increase in average global temperature over the average temperature obtained in the pre-industrialization era of 1850 to 1900.

•  According to researchers, if global warming is above 2°C, it could cause catastrophic climate crisis.

• The 2022 report found that at least 84% of parties to the UNFCCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) have adaptation plans, strategies, policies and laws in place. This is a 5% increase when compared with the previous year.