Small Island Developing States Under Threat by Rising Seas Even in a 1.5 °C Warming World

Small Island Developing States under threat by rising seas even in a 1.5 °C warming world

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have long been recognized as some of the planet’s most vulnerable areas to climate change, notably to rising sea levels and coastal extremes. They have been crucial in raising ambitions to keep global warming below 1.5 °C and in advancing the difficult debate on loss and damage. Still, quantitative estimates of loss and damage for SIDS under different mitigation targets are lacking. Here we carry out an asse…

Barbados warns broken promises on climate finance eroding trust

Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations. The warning comes from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, as the Government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with guarded and cautious expectations. He said the world’s most vulnerable countries are losing patience with wealthy nations’ failure to deliver on f…

Barbados warns of deepening climate frustration ahead of COP30 - Barbados Today

Barbados has warned that mounting frustration and broken promises on climate finance are eroding trust among developing nations, as the government prepares for the COP30 United Nations Climate Change Conference with “guarded and cautious expectations”.  Minister of Foreign Affairs Kerrie Symmonds said the world’s most vulnerable countries are losing patience with wealthy nations’ failure to deliver on funding commitments, and that climate inacti…