The climate finance deal agreed at COP29 is a 'brutal betrayal' of the world's poorest communities facing the brunt of the climate crisis, CARE International UK says.
Francesca Rhodes, Senior Policy Adviser on Climate and Gender at CARE International UK, said:
“The outcome of COP29 is a brutal betrayal. The richest governments have failed to commit to the scale of finance needed and are expecting already indebted countries to finance a crisis they didn’t cause. The world’s poorest people and communities are battling every day with the devastating impacts of the climate crisis, especially women and girls who see their livelihoods and futures destroyed. This deal fails to respond to their urgent calls to provide grant-based finance to halt catastrophic climate change.
“This COP also saw some governments attempt to rollback on gender equality and human rights in climate action – this is totally unacceptable, and we must see a new Gender Action plan agreed in the new year which is intersectional, inclusive, measurable, cohesive and funded.”
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