Delegates from nearly two hundred countries gathered this week for a new round of climate negotiations, and this time the loudest voices belong to the coastal nations.
Bangladesh, speaking on behalf of a bloc of climate-vulnerable countries, pressed for a faster timetable on emission cuts and a clearer mechanism for loss-and-damage funding. "We did not create this crisis, but we live with it every day," one negotiator said.
Observers say progress remains slow, but the tone has shifted. Adaptation funding, once a side topic, now sits near the top of the agenda. A final communiqué is expected at the end of the week.
