Letters to the Editor: Progress has to be made on climate financing

A lorry is stuck in floodwater during heavy rains in Mogadishu, Somalia. The worst flooding to hit Somalia in decades has killed many people and forced thousands to flee their homes. Picture: AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh

Global leaders gathered at Cop28 must make progress on increasing levels of climate financing, as well as delivering on existing funding commitments, and ensuring funds reach the world’s poorest countries which are severely impacted by climate change.

The devastating impact that climate change is having on some of the world’s most vulnerable countries means there needs to be an urgency about the scale of climate finance commitments made at Cop28 and a clear pathway as to how they will be delivered.