November 26, 2024

For climate change: Allocations were based on a country’s population, climate vulnerability, and readiness for adaptation as indicated by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) index. ND-GAIN index scores range from 0 to 100, with higher values representing greater readiness and lower vulnerability of a country. We divided the group’s average ND-GAIN score by each country’s score to obtain an adjustment coefficient for each country (so that if a country’s ND-GAIN score were lower than the average, implying greater needs, they would get more finance, and vice versa). Each country’s adjustment coefficient was then multiplied by its population. New finance was then distributed based on each country’s climate-adjusted population as a share of the whole.