Climate Funding Flows Reveal Critical Gaps Between Science and Capital

A multilevel analysis of German climate adaptation funding exposes a troubling pattern: urban areas receive disproportionate resources despite similar climate vulnerabilities across regions. This local phenomenon mirrors global shifts, as climate capital redirects from federal initiatives toward state, philanthropic, and private channels following policy reversals. These parallel patterns reveal how socioeconomic factors and political dynamics are creating new funding landscapes that researchers and investors must navigate to connect breakthrough science with strategic capital deployment.