Liberia, Nov. 13 -- By Aria Deemie | Climate and Environment Reporter

African leaders at the United Nations climate conference in Turkiye have called on developed countries to deliver promised climate finance, warning that vulnerable nations cannot continue shouldering the growing costs of climate change.

For Liberia, the debate has immediate consequences. The country has identified hundreds of millions of dollars in climate financing needs, but much of that funding remains undisbursed. Meanwhile, projects intended to improve weather forecasting and protect communities from coastal erosion remain unfinished or delayed.

At the November 11-12 COP31 Leaders' Summit in Antalya, heads of state and government discussed climate adaptation, cl...