Act now on El Nino or pay double later, UNDP chief warns
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.
• Delay could push global price tag from $36bn to $73bn; De Croo urges IMF, wealthy nations to back crisis-hit economies • China reportedly rules out hosting 2028 COP33 climate summit ANTALYA: Act now against the devastating effects of El Nino or pay double later, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Friday as delegates debated how to finance climate action at the COP31 talks in Turkey. “The needs to hedge the impact of El Nino are $36 billion if you do it now,” the agency’s chief, Alexander De Croo, said in an interview in the Turkish resort of Antalya. “If…
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- Nov 13, 1:46 PM UTCFirst reportEl Niño is coming to Dar; are we acting on the warning?thecitizen.co.tz ↗
- Nov 13, 3:58 PM UTC+2 hAct now against El Niño or costs will double, UNDP warnsphys.org ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Nov 14, 2:42 AM UTC+13 h· you’re reading thisAct now on El Nino or pay double later, UNDP chief warnsdawn.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 2:42 AM UTC · +13 h
[Claude] Both report UNDP chief Achim Steiner's warning on acting now against El Niño, with the same cost figures and framing, so they cover the same event and do not conflict.
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5h agoAct now on El Nino or pay double later, UNDP chief warns • Delay could push global price tag from $36bn to $73bn; De Croo urges IMF, wealthy nations to back crisis-hit economies • China reportedly rules out hosting 2028 COP33 climate summit ANTALYA: Act now against the devastating effects of El Nino or pay double later, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned on Friday as delegates debated how to finance climate action at the COP31 talks in Turkey. “The needs to hedge the impact of El Nino are $36 billion if you do it now,” the agency’s chief, Alexander De Croo, said in an interview in the Turkish resort of Antalya. “If…
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