Talks over a loss and damage climate fund came down to a take-it-or-leave-it moment — and most took any compromise they could get.
Also in today’s edition: The World Bank’s watchdog tries to get with the times, and hundreds of USAID staff members back a cease-fire in Gaza.
It was a win for some, and a defeat for others — although no one seemed to walk away particularly happy, which is perhaps only fitting when you’re haggling over something as complex and contentious as a loss and damage fund to compensate lower-income countries for the ravages of climate change.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
