The government is pledging new funding totalling £290 million, largely to help countries across Asia and the Pacific better prepare for extreme weather and other potential changes.
Diplomats and negotiators are hoping to raise further funding pledges from other countries to add to the billions already raised from states including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the US.
Ministers from various countries are to focus on the issue on Monday with a dedicated “climate adaptation loss and damage day”.
Governments including Bangladesh, the Maldives and the Netherlands – which are expected to be among those most severely impacted by climate change as sea levels rise – are expected to attend the meeting.
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7 November 2021
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6 November 2021
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5 November 2021
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4 November 2021
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3 November 2021
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2 November 2021
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1 November 2021
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31 October 2021
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30 October 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, pumps fists with French President Emmanuel Macron, left, during a group photo with medical personnel at the La Nuvola conference center for the G20 summit in Rome
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29 October 2021
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28 October 2021
Sudanese protesters living in Lebanon carry placards and shout slogans during a protest to show solidarity with the Sudanese people in front of the Sudanese embassy in Beirut
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27 October 2021
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26 October 2021
Sudanese youths flash victory signs by a roadblock made of buring tyres in the capital Khartoum as they protest a military coup that overthrew the transition to civilian rule
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25 October 2021
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24 October 2021
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23 October 2021
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22 October 2021
People gather in a mosque in the capital Tehran to perform the Friday prayers, for the first time after authorities eased some restrictions put in place for over a year in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus
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21 October 2021
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20 October 2021
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19 October 2021
Flame handover ceremony in Athens for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Panathenaic Stadium, Athens. Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of High Priestess lights the torch with the flame during the ceremony
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18 October 2021
A 900-year-old sword believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the Holy Land has been found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel
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17 October 2021
People pose nude for American artist Spencer Tunick as part of an installation in the desert near the Dead Sea, in Arad, Israel
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16 October 2021
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel on their final official meeting in Istanbul
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15 October 2021
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14 October 2021
A man walks past a sculpture of a giant potato in the village of Xylofagou, which is renowned for its potato production, in southeastern Cyprus
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13 October 2021
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12 October 2021
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11 October 2021
A rider competes during the Rally of Morocco 2021
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10 October 2021
An Indian family rides on a motorcycle as they protect themselves with an umbrella during heavy rain, in Chennai, India
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9 October 2021
Afghan children who were displaced from other parts of the country live in temporary shelters at a camp in Kabul, Afghanistan,
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8 October 2021
Rescue personnel at the scene where bamboo scaffolding by a high-rise residential building collapsed onto a road, following strong winds and heavy rain from weather patterns from a tropical storm, in Hong Kong
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7 October 2021
Supporters of the Congress of South African Trade Unions sing and dance at the National stayaway protest at the Fitzgerald square in Johannesburg to protest the economic policies, wages, as well as high unemployment rates in the country
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6 October 2021
Members of a Chinese opera troupe wearing protective masks prepare before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand
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5 October 2021
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4 October 2021
A boy wears a float as he swims in floodwaters in a neighbourhood in Ayutthaya, after tropical storm Dianmu caused flooding in 31 provinces across Thailand
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3 October 2021
Firefighters work in a building that was crashed into by a small private plane in the San Donato Milanese district of Milan
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2 October 2021
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks to the media after Philippine Senator Christopher “Bong” Go filed his certificate of candidacy to join the vice presidential race, at Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent, in Pasay City, Metro Manila
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1 October 2021
A Palestinian protester smashes an Israeli drone that reportedly fell because of a technical failure, during a demonstration against settlements in the West Bank village of Beita
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30 September 2021
The surface of Spain’s La Palma island is continuing to expand as lava from a volcano flows into the Atlantic Ocean and hardens when it comes into contact with the water, European Union scientists said Thursday.
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29 September 2021
Pope Francis meets a group of seminarians during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican
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28 September 2021
People camp overnight to receive a dose of Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a government run district hospital at midnight in Siliguri
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27 September 2021
People ride a motorcycle past burning tires during protests against the deteriorating economic situation and the devaluation of the local currency, in Taiz, Yemen
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26 September 2021
Absentee ballots for the German general election are counted at the Frankfurt Messe hall Frankfurt am Main
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25 September 2021
Thai anti-government protesters have their eyes flushed out after being teargassed by police during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand
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24 September 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel feeds Australian lorikeets at Marlow Bird Park in Marlow, Germany
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23 September 2021
Workers sing and dance as a South African Airways airplane prepares to take off after a year-long hiatus triggered by the national airline running out of funds, at O R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg
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22 September 2021
Seized rhino horns burn on a furnace in an anti-poaching drive to mark World Rhino Day near the Kaziranga National Park in Bokakhat
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21 September 2021
The full moon sets behind the hills of the Taunus region near Wehrheim, Germany
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20 September 2021
A house burns due to lava from the eruption of a volcano in the Cumbre Vieja national park at Los Llanos de Aridane, on the Canary Island of La Palma
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19 September 2021
Smoke and magma rise to the sky from the volcanic eruption in El Paso, La Palma, Canary Islands
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK International champion on adaptation and resilience for the COP26 presidency, said: “We must act now to stop climate change from pushing more people into poverty. We know that climate impacts disproportionately affect those already most vulnerable.
“We are aiming for significant change that will ultimately contribute to sustainable development and a climate-resilient future for all, with no one left behind.”