Climate Change : Experts Strategies Ahead Of COP27

Climate change experts and representatives from more than 40 countries have continued discussions on how to put in place a common position ahead of the COP27 meeting scheduled for November in Egypt. During the three-day meeting that began on Monday, October 3, 2022 in Kinshasa the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo,  speakers at the climate talks called on rich nations to honour the $100 billion per year funding pledge to developing countries, warning that fair finance was needed to avert the worst of the climate crisis. The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of the DRC asked “why Africa is in a dilemma, when the continent is responsible for only 4% of greenhouse gas emissions. Should we exploit our resources and feed our children and grandchildren or conserve our resources and allow our children and grandchildren die of hunger?” he question. 
This week’s meeting which is the final before the COP27 climate summit in November, is expected to culminate with more vulnerable countries enhancing their push for compensation for economic losses linked to climate catastrophes. Egypt, which is hosting COP27, is working on how to include this kind of compensation for so-called loss and damage on the formal agenda. African nations, have insisted on their rights to develop their economy by exploiting its vast natural resources, pledging to minimise the potentially devastating environmental impact by using modern drilling methods and tight regulation. “Failure to act on loss and damage will lead to more loss of trust and more climate damage,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in New York on ...