Small islands join forces on debt relief ahead of climate talks

24 May 2024, 12:00 am

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FILE PHOTO: Waves crash against the seawall as Hurricane Irma slammed across islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez/File Photo

Reuters exclusively reported that the world’s small island states plan to join forces to push for debt relief and more climate investment ahead of this year’s COP29 climate summit, part of a 10-year strategy to help save some of them from extinction.