In October 2022, the environment director at Human Rights Watch, Richard Pearshouse, stated that Egypt has threatened to derail meaningful global climate action by silencing the country's independent environmentalists before COP27. He said: "Human rights versus climate action is a false debate, it's not either or. We need people in the streets, independent environmentalists and human rights activists, strategic litigation and independent courts to generate change".[38] India has sought clarity and definition on Climate Finance besides motivating other countries to provide technology to combat climate and disasters.