Victims of flooding from monsoon rains carry belongings salvaged from their flooded home in the Dadu district of Sindh Province, Pakistan (Fareed Khan/AP)
(Picture: AP)Before the conference in Egypt had even officially begun, COP27 delegates found themselves arguing late into the night over one issue on Saturday – “loss and damage”.
The phrase refers to the cost, both economic and physical, that developing countries are facing from the extreme impacts of climate change. Many of the countries and communities that have contributed least to greenhouse gases heating the planet are the ones suffering the most – and are least equipped to cope with the death and destruction.
