Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called at COP31 for grant-based climate finance, including public-private partnerships, and increased resilience and adaptation funding, while warning against the use of water as a weapon.
Anadolu Agency reported that Sharif’s appeal included public-private partnerships and more funding for resilience and adaptation. He told summit leaders, “National effort cannot replace a fair and just global response when climate disaster strikes.”
The U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) says the Baku climate-finance decision sets a goal of at least $300 billion a year for developing countries by 2035, with developed countries taking the lead. It also calls on all actors to work toward at least $1.3 trillion annually by 2035.
Sharif’s appeal follows COP31 President Murat Kurum’s call for governments to deliver climate-finance commitments. COP31 is scheduled to continue in Antalya, Türkiye, through Nov. 20.
