Commonwealth boss warns of mass migration unless climate cash delivered

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland attends the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London, Britain March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/Pool/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) - Richer countries need urgently to provide money to help their vulnerable peers adapt to the impact of climate change or face consequences including mass migration, the secretary general of the Commonwealth told Reuters.

Speaking on the sidelines of the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, Patricia Scotland said the last 20 years had shown a "direct correlation" between the climate crisis and movement of people.