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Developing Countries Keep Their Eyes on Ensuring Wealthy Countries Cover Climate Losses and Damages

Rishika Pardikar January 26, 2022 Rishika Pardikar

What left many grumbling at the 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP26) held in November in Glasgow was rich countries like the United States and those in the European Union striking down the Glasgow Loss and Damage Facility, a body created to address how to compensate developing countries for climate change-related losses and damages, reports Rishika Pardikar.

Women in the Rhino Refugee Camp in Urua, Uganda. Developing countries rely developed countries to help them adapt and mitigate climate-change effects / credit: Ninno JackJr on Unsplash

Ahead of COP26, African Countries Reject EU Trying to Back Out of Climate Finance Talks

Rishika Pardikar October 30, 2021 Rishika Pardikar

With its climate pact and a climate law, the European Union is often viewed as progressive when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis. But positions that both EU countries and the EU bloc have taken in the run-up to the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), the largest annual climate-change conference, paint a different picture.