Small islands join forces on debt relief ahead of climate talks

3 months ago 7

Environment

24 May 2024, 2:40 pm 1 minute

Reuters exclusively reported that the world’s small island states plan to join forces to push for debt relief and more climate investment ahead of this year’s COP29 climate summit, part of a 10-year strategy to help save some of them from extinction.

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Agreeing how much richer countries will spend annually to help developing countries, including the island states, will be in focus at the November COP29 talks in Azerbaijan and comes amid an overhaul of the international financial architecture.

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Topics of Interest: Environment

Type: Reuters Best

Sectors: Climate Change

Regions: Americas

Win Types: Exclusivity

Story Types: Exclusive / Scoop

Media Types: Text

Customer Impact: Important Regional Story

 Waves crash against the seawall as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017.  REUTERS/Alvin Baez/File Photo

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