Belem (Brazil), Nov 21 (PTI) India is committed to domestic adaptation as part of climate action but there is an urgent need for a scaled-up adaptation finance as the global gap widens, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said here.

Yadav also said that the annual climate summit, COP30, must deliver a clear political message that “adaptation is not an optional add-on but an essential investment.” “The 2025 Adaptation Gap Report estimates that developing countries will need between USD 310-365 billion annually by 2035, while current flows are around USD 26 billion only,” he said during his intervention at the Baku High-Level Dialogue on Adaptation on Thursday at the ongoing UN COP30 summit.

Yadav expressed concern that the Glasgow Climate Pact goal of doubling public adaptation finance f

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