Central America’s vulnerability to climate change made headlines due to damage wreaked by hurricanes Iota and Eta late last year [
SSR-20-12]. However, in November the
Costa Rican government was able to claim some progress with regard to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: it became the first Central American country to receive non-reimbursable funds from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) - a fund established within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - for its successful results in climate matters. The first piece in this January edition of
Latin American Regional Report: Caribbean & Central America considers this progress.
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