Pakistan to press developed nations for unconditional climate funding at COP29

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will urge developed countries attending the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku to fulfill their pledges and provide easy access to climate funding without attaching conditions, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s coordinator on climate change said on Thursday. The COP29 climate conference, scheduled to take place in Baku between November 11 and 22, will layout new policies and bring together representatives from various nations to discuss the adverse impacts of climate change and evaluate available solutions for adaptation. Pakistan is ranked as the 5th most vulnerable country to climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index. The country’s adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change is inevitable and likely to become critical in the future. Alam said vulnerable countries were suffering from their own economic challenges and vulnerabilities, while at the same time, many countries faced additional restraints on climate funding.