The Heat: UN Climate Change Conference

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Some 6,000 people attended the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany.  The key focus of the 10-day meeting was climate finance, as nations prepare for COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. 

As some of the poorest countries are among those hit hardest by climate-related disasters, will developed nations be able to agree on global funding goals?  

Joining the discussion: 

  • Mohammed Mahmoud is a Water Resources Management and Climate Adaptation Expert.
  • Changhua Wu is Chair of the Governing Council of Asia Pacific Water Forum and China Director at the Office of Jeremy Rifkin.
  • Amali Tower is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, a research and advocacy organization for those displaced by climate change.
  • Bob Ward is a Policy and Communications Director at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.