Scorching heat waves in India. Devastating floods in Nigeria. Climate disasters are growing more frequent and severe – and it's the countries who’ve contributed the least to climate change who are being hit the hardest.
As these impacts intensify, many countries of the Global South have become financially overwhelmed. For years, they've been calling for the creation of a loss and damage fund to provide urgent relief to communities ravaged by climate disasters. At the 2022 UN Climate Conference, their calls were finally answered: wealthy countries agreed to set up such a fund.
Now, it's time for rich governments to deliver the resources needed to fund this critical resource: urge them to act by sending an email!