The call has come ahead of COP27 which begins in Egypt today as the world faces an 'existential crisis'
The call has come ahead of COP27 which begins in Egypt today as the world faces an “existential crisis”.
“We are hoping world leaders will take a lead from the First Minister of Scotland who last year pledged £2m to compensate for loss and damage – I liked that she said she said this was not ‘charity’ but ‘reparation’ for people, mostly in the global south, for the suffering they have experienced and are going through even as we speak,” Zambia-based Father Leonard Chiti, told the Sunday National.
“We are coming to Egypt with a very simple message – that people in the north have caused the most emissions that are causing global warming and climate change but people in the south, who have caused the least damage, are the ones suffering the most. It is a moral issue.” Small island states first made the call for a Loss and Damage fund around 30 years ago. Last year in Glasgow, the G77 group of nations led by Pakistan and China called for a global gund to be set up to address loss and damage happening now. Last month, Pakistan’s call for action was highlighted when it recently suffered catastrophic floods which could cost it $30 bilion.
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