Liberia, Oct. 15 -- When Liberia joins other countries at the United Nations climate conference in Antalya, Turkiye, in November, it will be asking for many of the things climate-vulnerable countries have demanded for years: more climate finance, support for adapting to a changing climate, action on loss and damage and greater accountability from countries that have contributed most to global warming.

By Aria Deemie

But months before the 31st Conference of the Parties, Liberia found itself on the opposite side of a major international climate vote.

On May 20, Liberia was the only African country among eight nations that voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution welcoming the International Court of Justice's advisory op...