Even before the start of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP27), scheduled for November 7 in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), tensions between participating states are mounting. Countries most vulnerable to adverse weather conditions are asking rich countries to pay compensation for the losses they have suffered due to climate change.

It is expected that the conference will be attended by delegations from 200 countries. The key topics of the talks will be how to reduce emissions of gases responsible for global warming and how to deal with the current effects of climate change, such as deadly heat waves, wildfires, droughts and rising ocean levels.

However, as experts point out, another issue that participants will worry about is the damage and losses left by the climate crisis, such as the destruction of homes, infrastructure and property in the poorest states, which actually contributed less to climate change. . According to the UN, the 46 least developed countries of the world, which are home to 14% of the world’s population, produce less than 1% of annual carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels.

Interstate tensions are escalating ahead of the UN climate conference (COP27), which will be held on November 7 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

“Hand in Pocket”

At the same time, the damage from global warming is increasing in both poor and rich countries. In the past few weeks alone, wildfires have ravaged vast areas in Morocco, Greece and Canada, drought has devastated Italian vineyards, and deadly floods have hit the Gambia and China.

Salimul Huq, advisor to the group of 55 countries most vulnerable to climate change, emphasizes: “The consequences that poor countries have suffered for years are now becoming a reality for rich countries. But they haven’t committed the $100 billion a year by 2020 they promised to help the poorest cut greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate change. It is clear what needs to be done. He should put his hand in his pocket and put dollars, euros, yen on the table for the victims of climate change.”