Comprehensive and integrated risk management strategies can enable countries to address both the current pandemic and increase resilience against climate change and other risks . In particular, given their immense scale, COVID-19 recovery investments may offer an opportunity to contribute to climate resilient development pathways  through a green, resilient, healthy and inclusive recovery  . However, windows of opportunity to enable such transitions are only open for a limited period and need to be swiftly acted upon to effect change  . Initial indications suggest that only USD 1.8 trillion of the greater than USD 17 trillion COVID-19-related stimulus financing by G20 countries and other major economies that was committed up until mid-2021 contributed to climate action and biodiversity objectives, with significant differences between countries and sectors . Moreover, responses to previous crises  demonstrate that despite high ambitions during the response phase, opportunities for reform do not necessarily materialise . In addition, heightened societal and political attention to one crisis often comes at the cost of other policy priorities  , which could affect investments for climate resilient development .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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