Barbados continues to push for adaptation financing as world leaders meet in Dubai for a major climate change conference.
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley stressed the importance of such financing during a COP28 Presidency press conference.
She praised the United Arab Emirates for introducing the world’s largest private investment fund for climate action, Alterra.
The privately-managed fund aims to mobilise billions globally by 2030 and be the largest of its kind geared towards climate.
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