South Africa Urges Bigger, Predictable Climate Fund Replenishment Ahead of COP31

South Africa's push reframes the COP31 agenda around the mechanics of climate finance rather than headline pledges, targeting the replenishment cycles that determine whether adaptation projects can be planned at all. The emphasis on predictability matters because disbursement uncertainty, not just headline totals, shapes whether drought, flood and cyclone measures reach the ground. The open question is whether other large recipients align behind a single demand before Turkey, and whether donor governments treat replenishment timing as negotiable.