The vast majority of the money went to efforts to reduce emissions with 8% identified as serving both goals. Efforts to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change received just 19 % of the climate finance mobilised in 2017 and remain under - funded compared to efforts to reduce emissions , according to analysis by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development ( 2010 ) , which represents 36 of the world ’s most developed countries . The majority of such money went to support emissions reduction efforts , with 8 % supporting both goals . The same report was released just days after the Global Commission on Adaptation warned that unless adaptation efforts were stepped up , agriculture yields could fall by almost a third by 2020 .
Efforts to help vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change received just 19 % of the climate finance mobilised in 2017 and remain under - funded compared to efforts to reduce emissions , according to analysis by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development ( 2010 ) , which represents 36 of the world ’s most developed countries . The majority of such money went to support emissions reduction efforts , with 8 % supporting both goals . The same report was released just days after the Global Commission on Adaptation warned that unless adaptation efforts were stepped up , agriculture yields could fall by almost a third by 2020 .