COP28: Governments must urgently phase out fossil fuels and take rapid action to ensure right to water in MENA

By Amnesty International

Governments taking part in COP28, including the fossil-fuel producing conference host, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), must take concrete and bold steps to avert the worst harms of the climate crisis, amid alarming water scarcity exacerbated by climate change, including for states in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), said Amnesty International today. […] The post COP28: Governments must urgently phase out fossil fuels and take rapid action to ensure right to water in MENA appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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