“Trinidad and Tobago is a small island developing state already experiencing the effects of climate change. Loss and damage are already clear in the aggressive erosion of our coastline and the bleaching of our coral reefs. Tackling loss and damage must remain a critical and core issue of any global climate action framework.
We are increasingly concerned about our ability to address this issue given the well-known difficulty in accessing financing for such projects. We need funds like the Green Climate Fund to establish specific streams for loss and damage finance to ensure that this is prioritized in the same way as mitigation and adaptation. Further, there must be an equitable balance between public finance for mitigation and adaptation.”
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley delivered a statement at the World Leaders Summit on Climate Change in Glasgow, Scotland today (Tuesday 02 November, 2021).
