Representing some 1.2 billion people, the group has been key in pushing the rest of the world to accept the idea of keeping the rise in global temperatures to under 1.5C this century
The countries most vulnerable to climate change are calling for an “emergency pact” to tackle rising temperatures. At the upcoming COP26 meeting in Glasgow, the group wants an agreement on steps to avoid “climate catastrophe”. They feel the summit on climate change is crucial for the planet, a “make or break proposition.”
For the green campaigners, however, there are problems with vaccines for delegates and hence think the gathering should be postponed.
Meanwhile, the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) call the summit so critical that it cannot wait, as there has been a five-fold increase in weather-related disasters. Moreover, this event would see every country put forward a new climate plan every year between now and 2025.
There has been a five-fold increase in weather-related disasters
The CVF consists of countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific. Representing some 1.2 billion people, the group has been key in pushing the rest of the world to accept the idea of keeping the rise in global temperatures to under 1.5C this century. They are calling for support and “facilitated access” to ensure inclusive participation.
This was incorporated into the Paris agreement in 2015.
Recent research from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggests that the threshold will be passed in little over a decade at current rates of carbon emissions.
Ahead of the Glasgow meeting, the CVF has issued a manifesto for what the conference must deliver to keep the planet safe and protect the most vulnerable, the BBC reported.
The UK government has agreed to pay the quarantine hotel expenses of any delegate, observer or media from a developing country.
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