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Crafting a new loss and damage fund

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4 weeks ago
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Harnessing philanthropic finance and emulating features from existing solutions could be a match made in heaven. Extensive droughts affect food and water supplies, severe cyclones ravage communities, and homes become unliveable due to sea level rise – all problems exacerbated by climate change. Therefore, a Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund to address the consequences for the most vulnerable countries was established at …

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The Tumultuous Birth of the Loss and Damage Fund: a Game Changer, or More of the Same From Global Climate Negotiators?

By Admin-lndweb
4 weeks ago
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In the world of global climate negotiations, a critical one took place this past Friday, October 20th. As the fourth session of the Loss and Damage Transitional Committee was coming to an end with barely any time for negotiators to read a last-minute text, a decision was made to add a fifth session around the pre-COP meeting November 3-5th. Countries are negotiating …

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COP28 must set up a new ‘Dubai Loss and Damage Fund’

By Admin-lndweb
June 6, 2023
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Flood-affected people get off a boat after crossing a stream in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, July 18, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain The litmus test of success for the U.N. climate summit will be the creation of an urgently needed fund to help the most vulnerable people Open letter to the incoming president of the COP28 U.N. climate summit Dear Dr Sultan Al …

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I’m a COP veteran. Here are 3 suggestions for the new Loss and Damage fund

By Admin-lndweb
March 29, 2023
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Cop27 resulted in the historic decision of setting up a loss and damage fund to help vulnerable countries, but success depends on a few key actions. A man walks as Cyclone Freddy makes landfall over Vilankulos, Mozambique, February 24, 2023. (Photo: UNICEF Mozambique/223/Alfredo Zuniga/via Reuters) Last November, at Cop27 in Egypt, a pivotal decision was unanimously agreed by all countries …

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