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Jamaica Urges Urgent Climate Action Amid $10B Hurricane Losses

11/21/2025

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At COP30 in Belém, Jamaica and other vulnerable nations intensified calls for urgent climate action.
Jamaica's Economic Growth Minister Matthew Samuda highlighted that Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $10 billion in damages.
He urged wealthier nations to fulfill their financial commitments.
Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin warned that every fraction of a degree of warming threatens lives and increases inequality.
Negotiations on finance and national climate plans continue without significant progress.

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At COP30 in Belém, Jamaica and other vulnerable nations intensified calls for urgent climate action.
Jamaica's Economic Growth Minister Matthew Samuda highlighted that Hurricane Melissa caused nearly $10 billion in damages.
He urged wealthier nations to fulfill their financial commitments.
Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin warned that every fraction of a degree of warming threatens lives and increases inequality.
Negotiations on finance and national climate plans continue without significant progress.