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Patricia Scotland
Patricia Scotland KC is the secretary general of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth urges immediate action to support vulnerable island nations
A cyclone, or a hurricane, can knock a small or at-risk country off its growth trajectory for years, if not decades
Pakistan floods show we must shift the global financing system in the age of climate change
More nuanced and constructive ways of measuring the vulnerabilities of nation states to climate crises are required
Climate justice is a matter of survival for Small Island Developing States
Climate funding shortfalls are exacerbating hardships faced by Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States
End violence against women and save $1.5-trillion a year
High economic cost of gender-based violence should further motivate governments to take action