Joint statement on donors' pledge of $105.6 million and confirmation of support to the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change Fund

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United States of America, and the Walloon Region of Belgium.

Countries pledge added support to GEF funds for urgent climate adaptation

In an important injection of support to countries facing the worst effects of climate change, eight donor governments pledged new funding for the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF) during the COP27 climate summit and several others backed the funds’ ambitious goals for meeting the most urgent adaptation needs.