In October 2022, Scotland hosted a conference which brought together international representatives and practitioners to articulate best practice and explore innovative new opportunities to mobilise finance for, and address Loss and Damage ahead of COP27. Insights for Accelerating Action on Loss and Damage Issues of climate justice, gender equality and human rights are central to the Scottish Government’s approach to addressing loss and damage …

This report was developed jointly by UNDP and UNDRR in order to guide the next generation of disaster data systems (DDS). UNDP and UNDRR conducted an in-depth analysis of the current status of national disaster database systems in 13 countries globally by applying UNDP’s Digital Disaster Risk Reduction Maturity Model (DDRRMM) assessments, which were developed to provide guidance to governments, …

Vulnerable countries and communities are already facing loss and damage resulting from climate impacts, and urgently need financial support to recover and rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure. Despite increasing demands, however, finance for addressing loss and damage has been largely absent and falls far short of the scale of needs. There are also gaps in the existing climate finance architecture that …