COP16: ANALYSIS – Who wants to talk about debt?

Published 21:43 on October 29, 2024  /  Last updated at 21:43 on October 29, 2024  / and /  Americas, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, EMEA

A spat on sovereign debt reform threatens to overheat talks at the ongoing UN biodiversity summit in Cali, as the UK and China have so far strongly opposed calls to address the issue in the final agreement, with potentially grave consequences on developing countries’ ability to effectively tackle the biodiversity crisis, according to experts. 
A spat on sovereign debt reform threatens to overheat talks at the ongoing UN biodiversity summit in Cali, as the UK and China have so far strongly opposed calls to address the issue in the final agreement, with potentially grave consequences on developing countries’ ability to effectively tackle the biodiversity crisis, according to experts. 


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