Don't COP Out!
This report highlights the devestating impacts climate change is having on developing countries and outlines the crucial decisions which need to be made by developed countires during the upcoming 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa.
The report outlines how developing countires are worst affected by the climate crisis despite being least responsible and least able to deal with the impacts; how public finance is a powerful tool for confronting climate change; how a Global Climate Fund to effectively and equitably channel public funding is needed, and provides a Summary of Finance Recommendations to the UNFCCC.