In an exclusive interview with Newsweek , the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, called on rich nations to do more to help those "on the front lines of climate change ."

In 2017, Hurricane Irma destroyed 95 percent of homes in Barbuda. The cost to repair the damage was more than double the country's GDP, according to the government.

"Large polluters have a moral and legal obligation," according to Browne. "They must compensate small island states and other developing countries that suffer disproportionately from these climate events."

Speaking on the Climate Week NYC Daily Show , made in partnership with Newsweek and Hi Impact, he called on developed countries to increase the billions of dollars already donated every year to help poorer nations deal with cli

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