"We've just walked out. We came here to this COP for a fair deal. We feel that we haven't been heard," said Cedric Schuster, the Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States, highlighting the frustrations felt by negotiators from small island states and least-developed nations during the COP29 negotiations. Their demand for an equitable climate finance deal underscores the urgency and vulnerability faced by these nations as they struggle against the impacts of climate change.
"[The] current deal is unacceptable for us. We need to speak to other developing countries and decide what to do," Evans Njewa, chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, stated, emphasizing the lack of communication and the need for solidarity among developing nations in the face of inadequate funding offers from wealthier nations.
Colombia Environment Minister Susana Mohamed expressed, "I would call this dissatisfaction, [we are] highly dissatisfied," indicating the widespread discontent among developing nations regarding the negotiations, and underscoring the growing tensions between rich and poor countries during the climate talks.
Panama's chief negotiator Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez voiced his frustrations, stating, "Every minute that passes, we are going to just keep getting weaker and weaker and weaker. They don't have that issue." This highlights the urgent need for a deal that addresses the existential threats faced by vulnerable nations struggling with the effects of climate change.
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