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🪡 1/4: #COP27 live at the #BlueZone | Facilitating Transformational Climate Adaptation for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)

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2/4: Securing climate finance for low-income countries is a critical challenge to enabling their adaptation & resilience measures. Low income countries are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, & lack the financial resources required to build capacity on adaptation.

3/4: The Global Environment Facility, part of the operating entity of the Financial Mechanism for UNFCCC, held a pledging event to secure climate finance for the Least Developed Countries Fund and the Special CLimate Change Fund.

4/4: HE Dr. Yasmine Fouad attended the pledging session on behalf of Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs & COP27 President, HE Sameh Shoukry. Dr. Fouad gave opening remarks urging for climate finance to be made accessible to vulnerable countries to support adaptation efforts.