Development Aid and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries

The book "Development Aid and Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries" offers a comprehensive analysis of development aid in the context of climate change adaptation. The authors, Carola Betzold and Florian Weiler, examine how development aid for climate change adaptation is distributed and what patterns can be identified. They question whether the aid truly benefits the countries in need or if it primarily serves the economic and political interests of the donor countries. The analysis is conducted in three steps: First, the adaptation aid as reported by the OECD is evaluated. Next, statistical patterns in the distribution of adaptation aid are examined. Finally, a qualitative investigation of adaptation aid in three major donor countries—Germany, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—is conducted. With a mixed research approach and extensive data, this work provides a unique, contemporary analysis of adaptation aid as a new strand of development assistance.