A new report has identi?ed a stark disparity in climate vulnerability and ?nancial capacity; and countries highly exposed to climate effects, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan are the least equipped to manage these risks.
the report, ‘Climate Finance Synthesis Report: Needs, Flow and Gaps in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Countries’, was launched at the ‘Enhancing Climate Actions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya’ conference held in Paro, Bhutan recently. Afghanistan and Bangladesh face signi?cant challenges, with the lowest readiness scores (0.214 and 0.207) and higher vulnerability (0.586 and 0.554 India, Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan show moderate levels of readiness and vulnerability, re?ecting mix of capacities and risks across the region.