S1E89: Is there a limit to adapting to climate change? COP27 in Egypt

The Straits Times Podcasts · Nov 17, 2022 · 18m

Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change.

At the COP27 climate talks here in Egypt, a key focus is how to help poorer, more vulnerable nations cope with increasingly extreme weather events that threaten their homes, their jobs and the food they grow. Adapting to climate impacts has become an urgent need for billions of people around the globe, yet the money to help them is a fraction of what's needed.

Wealthy nations are under pressure at COP27 to give more climate…