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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Jasper Ward

Caribbean countries to seek 'loss and damage' as top priority at COP27, document says

FILE PHOTO: People walk along an area affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Laura, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 25, 2020. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo

Caribbean nations will unite to seek "loss and damage" compensation for the impact of climate change at the upcoming COP27 climate talks in Egypt, according to a report summarizing conclusions of a recent regional summit.

Small island nations, which are among the most affected by rising temperatures, are pushing developed countries to create a "loss and damage" funding facility to pay for consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to.

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