The United Nations’ COP 28 climate summit has resulted in multibillion-dollar announcements since opening last week. For climate and health, these commitments add up to at least $1 billion.
Though advocates have welcomed the pledges they remain a drop in the ocean. The world’s needs for mitigation and adaptation range in the trillions of dollars. And there are questions about whether these announcements represent new funding.
“We don't know yet whether any of this is sort of relabeled, existing funding,” Jess Beagley, policy lead at the Global Climate and Health Alliance, told Devex.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
