Colombia is preparing a reform of its 1991 Constitution that, if approved by Congress, would boost its science funding and increase its investment in research in less developed regions of the country.

Under the reform, ten per cent of the royalties from both government and private exploitation of oil, coal, gold, platinum and new minerals would be invested in research.

UNFCCC,  July 2010

The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established by Parties of the Kyoto Protocol to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol. The Fund is financed mainly through a levy on Certified Emission Reductions issued from projects developed under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides secretariat services to the Fund, and the World Bank serves as its trustee, both on an interim basis. The Adaptation Fund is the only mechanism at present that allows developing countries to directly access money for addressing climate change issues.