Dr Theresa Mundita Lim concludes her six-year tenure as the centre’s first female executive director, where she championed a regional biodiversity fund, among other initiatives.
The region’s fossil fuel producers issued a joint statement calling for reduced methane emissions at the global summit. Civil society groups, however, want to see the presence of these corporates at COP diminished.
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As COP29 enters the final stretch, some developing countries are being approached by rich countries to agree on technical assistance and aid instead of promised climate finance, according to civil society organisations.