Help for poor countries in Africa and elsewhere to adapt to climate change should not be described as charity or aid, but rather as compensation for damages being imposed on the poorest people on the planet. Greater help for these countries to escape from extreme poverty has been promised for decades but has not been delivered.
贫穷国家本身无力担负这些技术的费用。这也不应该由他们来承担。对非洲或其他任何地方的贫穷国家提供使他们适应气候变化的帮助不应当被视为是一种慈善或援助，而是对这个星球上最贫困的、强制性忍受各种毁坏的人们的一种补偿。数十年来，向这些国家提供更多使其脱离极度贫困的承诺一再出现，却从未兑现。