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Experts warn that the growing climate crisis could have serious long-term consequences for both sectors – environment and health.

India has fiercely rejected the $300 billion climate finance package for the Global South. NDTV in conversation with Abinash Mohanty from IPE Global for all this and more.

India becomes the first Global South nation to reject the new UN climate deal proposed by the West, which offers $300 billion annually to developing countries to address the consequences of climate change they did not cause.

COP29 finally reached a consensus on NCQG on climate finance but disappointed developing countries with only $300 billion per year as against $1.3 trillion by 2035.

As COP29 concludes, experts warn that poorly designed adaptation projects can worsen vulnerabilities, citing examples like India’s irrigation policies and Vietnam’s flood infrastructure.

An Asian Development Bank report warns of severe climate change impacts in Asia Pacific, resulting in a 17% GDP loss by 2070.

Climate crisis is expected to put tremendous pressure on health systems across the world.

The success of COP29 rests on the buzzword “climate finance”, but will it be mainstreamed?

Our climate expert, Abinash Mohanty, discusses on whether nations can agree on absolute and real climate financing.