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<p>At COP26, adaptation and resilience will be a priority. We are calling on countries
to agree and put in place delivery mechanisms for adaptation and loss and damage.
As COP President Designate, I have engaged personally with over 50 countries. With
donors, we have been clear that we must deliver for those that are at the front line
of climate change and collectively honour the $100 billion commitment.</p><p>The UK
Prime Minister launched an Adaptation Action Coalition (AAC) last month to mobilise
action on adaptation and galvanize momentum ahead of COP26 and beyond and we want
to encourage all parties to join. In partnership with the existing UNCAS Coalition,
this will build on the Call for Action on Adaptation and Resilience to transform political
commitments into tangible action on the ground.</p><p>We aim to enable action to avert,
minimise and address loss and damage through wider resilience building and a specific
focus on preparedness and response to natural disasters. This includes: expanding
early action financing, improving early warning systems and the capacity to act on
the risks they identify, and increasing insurance and social protection coverage,
including through the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) and other disaster
risk reduction initiatives such as InsuResilience.</p><p>We are additionally continuing
to support the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Initiative for Effective Adaptation
and Resilience (LIFE-AR), which is an LDC-led, LDC-owned initiative to put in place
the long term, locally responsive action that is needed to deliver a climate-resilient
future.</p>
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