France, April 17 -- The urgent issues of climate financing and global inequality will underpinthis week's spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund - coming amid growing calls for a shake-up of those institutions to avoid a climate-driven "economic catastrophe".

The debt burden on developing countries, most of which are suffering disproportionate climate shocks,is an issue that's gained traction at successive climate talks - with a Loss and Damages Fund hailed as a major success at last year's Cop28 conference in Dubai.

Finding the trillions of dollars needed for broader climate finance is a challenging question that will be addressed at the Washington meetings, which come as the World Bank and IMF - theBrett...