By Prudhviraj Rupavath
Hyderabad: As 2025 draws to a close, the twin stages of COP30 in Brazil’s Amazon and the G20 summit in South Africa exposed a harsh truth.
The Global South is still struggling to secure real climate finance and debt relief from the developed North, even as disasters grow more severe. In Belém, pledges on forests, adaptation and indigenous rights offered hope but little clarity.
In Johannesburg, cautious talk on debt and development highlighted deep divides. Together, both summits envisioned that a united Global South front on finance, technology and trade can convert climate diplomacy into resources for countries already reeling from floods, heatwaves and food insecurity.
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