Unlocking Climate Finance for Somalia’s Food Systems:
Adaptation and Loss & Damage
Somalia is ready to act. International climate finance must turn that readiness into investment and results.
| Date | Friday, 13 November 2026 · COP31 Finance and Trade Day |
| Time | 12:00 – 14:00 (120 minutes) |
| Venue | Somalia Pavilion, COP31, Antalya Expo Center |
| Lead organiser | Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), Federal Government of Somalia |
| Co-organisers | Office of the Prime Minister · Ministry of Finance |
COP31 is the “implementation COP”. Its Presidency has prioritized climate finance, investment-ready projects, sustainable food systems and support for vulnerable regions, and has designated 13 November as Finance and Trade Day.
Somalia is among the countries most exposed to climate change yet contributes almost nothing to its causes. Recurrent droughts and floods strike first at the systems that feed the country: rangelands and water, livestock and crops, fisheries, markets and the livelihoods that depend on them. Each shock that is not prevented becomes a humanitarian crisis, and each crisis erodes development gains.
Somalia has done the planning. Its NDC 3.0, National Adaptation Plan, NDC Investment Plan and climate-finance architecture set out clear, costed priorities. The barrier is access: lengthy approvals, complex accreditation, scarce project-preparation resources and a gap between readiness support and implementation finance.
