<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from the ravages of climate change, wringing a pledge from rich nations that they will receive funds to repair the "loss and damage" incurred.
This is the first time developing countries<wm> will have used the UN's climate crisis fund in practice, the latest development is a sharp reminder that only time and action, and together, the whole, global climate system can address the full potential damage we are about to experience due to the next years' catastrophic weather patterns, and countries have been made aware of the real cost of their actions.
From the first responders to the most vulnerable ones who feel the pain of extreme heat waves in Southeast Asia and hurricanes in Central and Eastern Europe in China and sub</wm>-Saharan Africa the world has witnessed the first of multiple events to be carried out in its entirety.
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