'For her, the proposal of loss and damage isn't the solution. Instead, she wants an end to polluting activity and exploitation of the earth.'
Delegates are aiming for a decision on loss and damage"no later than 2024". In the last few days, Austria, Germany and Belgium have joined Scotland and Denmark in committing to this funding.
People who live near the coast have to relocate to avoid the"king tide," while people who live by the rivers need to relocate whenever the river rises. Those who aren't near roads and other infrastructure need to migrate to caves. Across the island there are no evacuation centres, and the community seeks shelter in school halls and churches. When the flood waters recede they return to rebuild sea walls.
They"had to learn to retain cultures and link families and stories to land, and many important elements to culture like preserving food in an environment that isn't similar to their homeland". Zhe believes that if they could keep moving then they could escape from the floods and fires of climate change. Speaking to us ahead of the conference, he highlighted the impact that climate change is already having on his community.
For Zhe, loss and damage isn't just about what happens in the Amazon: what happens in the forests is part of a bigger connected world. Harm to the Amazon harms the rest of the planet. He focuses specifically on the water cycle, which takes water from the Amazon toand the rest of the world in what he calls"flying rivers". If these are altered, then the whole world suffers.
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