EU, 4 member countries to provide over €1bn for climate adaptation in Africa - official

European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans speaking during a news conference on high energy prices at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. 2022. Source: Reuters/Yves Herman

He added the four members are France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark and that other countries can join.

The sum is a starting point, he said.

Timmermans also said the EU will provide €60m for loss and damage and will present ideas today on how to take loss and damage negotiations forward.