Is 'loss and damage' fund at risk as COP29 approaches?

Published on September 20, 2024

Securing finance for the "loss and damage" fund to help climate-vulnerable nations is now in question after rich countries refused to put it within the scope of a new climate finance goal at a technical briefing ahead of the climate talks.

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