India's heat-hit crops highlight an adaptation funding gap ahead of COP31

PTI, via The Economic Times, reports that an Andhra Pradesh farmer said banana yields had fallen by nearly 50 percent and vegetable seeds were failing to sprout amid unusual heat. Experts cited in the report warn that forecasts don't always translate into action on farms and call for more adaptation funding ahead of COP31. A UN Environment Programme report puts adaptation finance received by developing countries at $26 billion in 2023.