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A week of mass upsurge and states in transition

Taking inventory for the new year of transformation and action

Holding the government accountable for its lack of preparedness is crucial. However, given the sheer scale of the impact of the climate crisis on the Global South, talking about adaptation has its limitations.

Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, has a plan to create a new financial system that would fund climate spending. She put forward the Bridgetown Agenda would suspend IMF debt payments for the poorest countries.

At COP27, nations in the Global South have been increasingly focused on securing the means to address the impacts of climate change that are already here.

At COP27, activists will be focused on all the ways developed nations have made it harder for developing nations to survive the climate crisis

The Global South produces 26% more manufactured goods than the North but accounts for 80% less income per capita. The assertion that inequality is due to the lack of development of productive forces in the South thus becomes nonsensical.

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We have sat outside looking in for too long to believe that the West will give us a seat at their table — we must develop real financial autonomy and development that can withstand the attacks of the major powers.