Cop28 failing on climate adaptation finance so far, African group warns
Continent’s chief negotiator says an agreement for fair and equitable funding is a matter of life and death Cop28 live – latest updates Fair and...
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Climate funding must be faster and easier, says deputy PM of flood-hit Somalia
Salah Jama said vulnerable countries face ‘bureaucratic bottlenecks’ in receiving loss and damage funds and are often forced to take them on as debt Funding...
Climate crisis talks resume on ‘loss and damage’ funding for poorest countries
World leaders will reconvene in Abu Dhabi before UAE’s Cop28 after talks broke down two weeks ago Governments will meet this weekend for a last-ditch...
Climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase tenfold, research shows
Countries forced to choose between climate resilience, fighting poverty and paying debts, says Ban Ki-moon The flow of climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase...
First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist?
Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit...
Cop27 on verge of ‘historic step’ as rich nations relent on climate aid to poor
Developed countries agree in principle to ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable nations as talks run on past deadline Cop27 live – latest news updates...
Cop27 live: ‘deeply worrying’ climate talks may be close to breaking down, campaigners warn
After two weeks of negotiations, talks have been extended with countries unable to reach agreement on Friday The main sticking point of Cop27 has been...
Cop27: EU agrees to finance fund for poorer countries – live
The European Union has backed a loss and damage fund, one of the key demands of developing countries at the climate talks The low-lying Pacific...
African countries urge rich nations to honour $100bn climate finance pledge
Ministers rebuke ‘shameful’ failure to meet funding promises for poorer countries to cope with climate crisis ahead of Cop27 summit Ministers and high-ranking officials of...
Egypt says climate finance must be top of agenda at Cop27 talks
Host of November’s summit wants focus to be on ‘moving from pledges to implementation’ Financial assistance for developing countries must be at the top of...
