Climate costs mount for poorer nations already burdened by debt
Far this year cyclones have actually damaged southeast Africa, floods have actually killed hundreds in Rwanda, Congo and
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Far this year cyclones have actually damaged southeast Africa, floods have actually killed hundreds in Rwanda, Congo and
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned world leaders at the COP27 climate talks last November that developing nations risk falling into a “financial debt trap” if they’re forced to turn to the markets to cover the mounting costs of climate change. Six months on, with rates and temperatures rising, his prediction looks…
So far this year cyclones have battered southeast Africa, floods have killed hundreds in Rwanda, Congo and Uganda and the worst drought in four decades parched crops in the Horn of Africa.
Many nations are already struggling to pay back debt when a natural disaster strikes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Some of the nations most vulnerable to climate change face a sharp rise in debt service payments in the coming two years, hampering their ability to invest in climate proofing and shoring up their...