‘Act now’ to help poor nations, Obama tells COP26 summit

  • Date: 10-Nov-2021
  • Source: MENAFN
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Gulf
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‘Act now’ to help poor nations, Obama tells COP26 summit

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Former US president Barack Obama yesterday threw his support behind those on the frontline of global warming, calling for action by rich nations to end years of deadlock with developing countries over cash for climate change. At the start of the second and final week of the UN climate talks in Glasgow known as COP26 – ministers got down to the detail of trying to honour promises to pay for climate-linked losses and damages, and to address how to help nations adapt to the effects of climate change. "We have to act now to help with adaptation and resilience," Obama told a meeting of island nations at the summit, adding that his views on the immediacy of the threat had been shaped by his experience growing up in Hawaii. The failure of rich nations to make good on promises to provide help for developing countries has fuelled mistrust, and is seen as a major obstacle to progress in cutting emissions to limit the devastating impact of global warming. Online activist network Avaaz released a video showing Obama had made the same call for action not words to help poor nations as long ago as 2009, but with