COP for Hope: small island nations call for urgent climate finance at COP29 – insights from Antigua and Barbuda (Exclusive)

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As part of COP29 in Baku, Trend News Agency proudly presents COP for Hope, a special project offering an unparalleled platform to hear from world leaders and trailblazers in politics, economics, science, and ecology, all united by a shared commitment to addressing today’s pressing climate challenges.

Today, we spoke with Ruleta Camacho Thomas, Climate Ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda. She emphasized the urgent need for ambitious global leadership and substantial financial support for small island developing states.

As nations gather in Baku to tackle climate challenges, Thomas highlighted the severe impacts of climate change on small islands like Antigua and Barbuda and called for a recommitment from international leaders to assist vulnerable countries.

“Our expectations of what we would want to achieve is that we want to make sure that global leadership in climate change continues to be very ambitious and effective,” she said. “Especially when it comes to the impacts on small island developing states, we’re looking forward to that recommitment of the international leaders to helping us with moving out of the high-risk nature of our countries.”