Besides, the rich countries are goi

Besides, the rich countries are going to be fully committed financially in just covering the cost of their own damage. Consider, for example, the US$60 billion that President Barak Obama has just requested from the U.S. Congress to deal with the devastation left by superstorm Sandy. In practice, there will be very little left to compensate the poor countries for their disasters, even if the rich ones have good intention.