(COP28) COP28 sets up climate damage fund to support vulnerable countries


By Wang YanGuo Shuang
  • World
  • Friday, 01 Dec 2023

DUBAI, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The UN climate change conference on Thursday operationalized a fund to support the world's particularly vulnerable countries in their efforts to cope with the loss and damage caused by climate change.

This decisive action on the Loss and Damage Fund marks a breakthrough on the first day of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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