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EU prepares to join international ‘call to action’ for more ambition for adaptation of developing countries

Brussels, 10/09/2020 (Agence Europe)

The European Union is preparing to join, through a non-binding instrument, the call for action to raise the level of adaptation in developing countries affected by the impact of climate change.

The call was made by the United Kingdom and Egypt at the Global Climate Action Summit convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 23 September 2019.

An information note from the Commission to the EU Council working group, approved on 10 September following a silence procedure and seen by...