2 Dec 2023

Deal to hand out money to countries hit by climate disasters

From , 6:03 am on 2 December 2023
COP28 logo on the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

COP28 logo on the opening day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/AFP

The U.N climate change summit in Dubai has opened with a deal to hand out money to countries hit by disasters linked to global-warming.

The first payments will be made from a fund known as Loss and Damage following a 30-year campaign by poorer governments.

The head of COP28 Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber says the deal sends a positive signal of momentum.