Devex Newswire: Why tackling poverty and climate change go hand in hand

While the West often thinks of carbon emissions when it ponders the climate crisis, to low-income countries it means soil degradation, loss of biodiversity, and natural disasters. We hear about this and more from World Bank President Ajay Banga, as he argues passionately that fighting poverty and saving the planet are two sides of the same coin.

Also in today’s edition: How a shift to cage-based fish farming is offering fresh hopes in Uganda, the loss and damage fund row rumbles on, and making climate disasters pay.

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