, Nov. 20 -- The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), 350.org South Asia, and Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) jointly hosted a high-level side event at the Bangladesh Pavilion at COP30, calling for a clear and justice-based operational definition of climate finance.

The event titled "Toward an Operational Definition of Climate Finance" brought together negotiators, climate finance specialists, civil society leaders, and youth representatives, the discussion underscored the urgent need to end double counting and strengthen transparency, equity, and accountability for countries in the Global South.

Climate finance remains one of the most politically contested areas in the UNFCCC negotiations.

Ambiguous defini...