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Credibility of Cop27 'in doubt' as wealthy polluters shun nations in need

A family tries to recover material from a destroyed house in Jaffarabad, India, 25 August 2022. AP - Zahid Hussain

More than 400 aid agencies and activist groups on Wednesday demanded that loss and damage finance for poorer countries be added to the official negotiating agenda of the upcoming COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

In an open letter the groups said discussions around money for developing nations reeling from the impacts of climate change would help ensure the event offered “a meaningful outcome” that responded to the “intensifying suffering” of countries in crisis.

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