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March 25, 2023
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Experts debate a watershed moment that could see the world’s highest court adjudicate a climate change case for the first time The Commonwealth Foundation convened leading experts on climate law and finance to discuss how small island nations are using legal action to achieve compensation for climate-induced harm. Tuesday, 25 October – International climate lawyers, the Climate Action Champion for COP27 and …

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Malawi – 4 Dead as Floods Cause Major Damage in Blantyre

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March 11, 2023
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Severe flooding struck the city of Blantyre and surrounding areas in southern Malawi on 12 February. Authorities report 4 people have lost their lives and 3 are still missing. Malawi’s Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) said in a report on 13 February that flooding caused damage in the city of Blantyre and the neighbouring areas of Blantyre and Chiradzulu District Councils. …

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Missed deadline raises risk of delays to loss and damage fund

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February 19, 2023
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Campaigners at Cop27 call for a loss and damage fund to be set up (Photo credit: Kiara Worth/UNFCCC) Talks on a global fund for victims of climate change could be delayed after governments missed a deadline to appoint members to a committee taking the issue forward. At last November’s Cop27 climate summit, governments agreed to set up a fund for vulnerable …

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Rich nations pledged to pay for climate damages. Where’s the money?

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February 3, 2023
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Many agree that developing nations need help to cope with a warmer world. Some call the current effort a ‘placebo.’ John F. Kerry, U.S. special envoy for climate, talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18. (Markus Schreiber/AP) There were high hopes in November when a global climate summit in Egypt adjourned with the creation of …

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COP27: Historic shift towards loss and damage financing

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November 22, 2022
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The UN climate talks COP27, which closed in Egypt on Saturday, started addressing the symptoms of the climate crisis in a breakthrough decision for the most vulnerable. A historic progress was made with a commitment to set up a financial support structure for the most vulnerable to deal with “loss and damage” caused by the impact of the climate crisis …

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Bangladesh: Climate summit heads for a geopolitical hurricane

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November 16, 2022
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“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

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Canada: Loss and damage fund for developing nations to be ‘the defining issue’ of COP27 climate conference, say advocates

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November 16, 2022
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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 …

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Philippines: House leader wants PH to seek accountability from big polluters

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November 16, 2022
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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

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India: At UN climate summit, India to flex its negotiating muscles

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November 16, 2022
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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

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Brazil: Lula cheered for new climate policies after Brazil election

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October 31, 2022
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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

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