Audit criticizes ‘misconduct’ at Lebanon c.bank, urges oversight

Audit criticizes ‘misconduct’ at Lebanon c.bank, urges oversight

BARBADOS: COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber visited Barbados where he met with Prime Minister Mia Motley and addressed leaders of the Caribbean Community, Emirates News Agency reported on Friday. 

In his address to CARICOM, Al-Jaber reaffirmed the COP28 presidency’s commitment to support communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and urge the international community to close the climate finance gap. 

“The peoples of the Caribbean have been on the front lines of climate change for longer than most,” Al-Jaber said.

“You have been facing some of the harshest climate impacts. And in a very real sense, your experience represents an early warning system for the rest of the world,” he added. 

He highlighted the crucial role of climate finance in the global energy transition and outlined his key priorities for COP28, which include a “focus on people” and underpinning everything with “full inclusivity.”

He said: “As a first step, I have called on donor countries to ‘show me the money’ when it comes to the long overdue $100 billion finance pledge. I am also calling for deep, system-wide reform of (international financial institutions) and (multilateral development banks) to make them more responsive to the climate and development needs of the 21st