Government calls for climate finance without new debt [SOUND]

# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, says climate finance remains central to meaningful action. Least-developed countries are among those most exposed to intensifying climate risks, despite contributing the least to climate change. George says developing-economy nations require scaled-up, predictable, and accessible funding for mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. He adds that climate finance to support developing economies should not create new debt burdens: