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Loss and damage cash must not handicap global south, says Yousaf as £2m pledged

Loss and damage funding given to developing nations in the global south must not increase their debt burden, Scotland’s First Minister has said as he announced an extra £2 million.

At the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, Humza Yousaf said the money will go towards urban communities in the global south.

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