'We cannot allow rich polluter countries to ignore, undermine, and block this issue anymore,' said one campaigner.
to United Nations delegates as they prepare to gather for an informal meeting this weekend in Egypt, the host of the November climate conference.
"In the last few months we have seen heatwaves, droughts, and flooding sweep through the continents of Africa and Europe and countries such as Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and the U.S.," the groups continued."A devastating crisis unfolds before our eyes in the Horn of Africa where some communities are facing famine-like conditions due to persistent drought. This is not a crisis of the future, nor one confined to national boundaries.
"The COP27 conference will be counted as a failure," Singh added,"if developed nations continue to ignore the demand from developing countries to establish a Loss and Damage Finance Facility to help people recover from worsening floods, wildfires, and rising seas."toward loss and damage funding for developing countries as they face increasingly catastrophic climate impacts.
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