“From the multilateral funds, around $650 million has been so far committed to Bangladesh for climate adaptation. And in the last 10 years or so, we have received less than $200 million of that, which is paltry compared to $2 billion people in Bangladesh spend per year to cope with the impacts of natural disasters.” News Source: The Business Standard

The UN estimates that 4.5 million livestock have so far died due to lack of water and pasture. Millions more are weak and starving. This means traders are unwilling to buy cattle which supports community life. “Our livestock are our bank; if we lose them, we are nothing. Even if we do business, it is through livestock,” says Tume Jirma, …

Regarding the position the Canadian government will adopt on the question of finance for loss and damage Kaitlin Power, press secretary to Environment Minister, said Canada “reiterates its commitment to engage constructively on loss and damage at COP27 including through a new agenda item on loss and damage finance.” Power added that Canada “looks forward to the continuation of the …

House leader wants PH to seek accountability from big polluters following the devastation caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng (Nalgae) in several parts of the Philippines.  News Source: rappler.com

The NGO GermanWatch has ranked India seventh among countries most affected by extreme weather in 2019, noting that massive floods that year caused damage of around $10 billion, claiming 1,800 lives and displacing around 1.8 million people. See also COP27: India can’t be expected to pay for climate sins of the West.    News Source: AP News

Silva said that Brazil would demand rich countries provide financing to poor countries to respond to climate change and give compensation for permanent “loss and damage” from climate change.  News Source: swissinfo.ch

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set on Monday to fly over flood-submerged districts to inspect the damage after Tropical Storm Nalgae barreled across the Southeast Asian country over the weekend, killing at least 98 people. More than half the deaths were recorded in the southern autonomous region of Bangsamoro, often due to rain-induced landslides, the nation’s disaster agency said. Some 63 people …

The assessment estimates total damages to exceed USD 14.9 billion, and total economic losses to reach about USD 15.2 billion. Estimated needs for rehabilitation and reconstruction in a resilient way are at least USD 16.3 billion, not including much needed new investments beyond the affected assets, to support Pakistan’s adaptation to climate change and overall resilience of the country to …

At a New York Times event last month, Biden administration climate envoy John Kerry caused a stir when he appeared to dismiss the notion that the U.S. would compensate other countries for the loss and damage they’ve already suffered at the hands of climate change. He told the audience that it’s more important to focus on preventing future climate change and adapting …

Power and telephone links have been largely cut and coastal areas plunged into darkness, officials said. A tropical storm that lashed Bangladesh left at least 35 people dead and about 8 million without power across the delta nation, officials and news reports said on Tuesday. The government said about 10,000 homes were damaged and more than 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres) …