TURKEY - South Africa is stressing the importance of climate financing in tackling global warming at COP31.
Climate funding, adaptation and resilience are among the key issues dominating negotiations.
South Africa's chief negotiator Maesela Kekana is calling on developed countries to follow through on their funding commitments.
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"If you look at South Africa, it's not short of plans. What is lacking is implementation and why implementation is lacking is because of funding.
"So we need to see enhanced funding for increased finance, either for adaptation, but also for mitigation and loss and damage. Then you will see action."