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contributions to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which has a mandate to help countries build low-carbon, resilient economies and take ambitious action under the ParisAgreement. Like the GCF, the Adaptation Fund has an official role in implementing the ParisAgreement. President Donald Trump stopped U.S. Resumed U.S.
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