Adaptation Must Be “Front And Centre” Of Climate Agenda, UAE’s COP28 President-designate Says
Adedokun Waliyu 
The president designate of COP28, to be held in the United Arab Emirates later this year, Sultan Al Jaber, said on Sunday that adaptation must be “front and centre” of the climate agenda.
“We live in a region of extreme heat, water scarcity and food insecurity. We are also suffering harsh climate impacts, from droughts to the devastating floods of Derna,” Jaber said, speaking at the MENA Climate Week in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
“To deliver for our region we must put adaptation front and center of the climate agenda.”
Jaber also said that donors must double adaptation finance and replenish the green climate fund.
