The world made a historic agreement at COP 27 to set up a loss and damage fund to support countries suffering from climate impacts. But with such sensitive issues being negotiated, it’s not clear if it will be ready for COP 28.

Climate impacts are heating up in 2023. Marked by heatwaves and wildfires across the globe, the month of July was the hottest on record for the planet. Recent events that have devastated climate vulnerable countries including the havoc created by Cyclone Freddy in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar, severe heatwaves in Asia, Cyclone Mocha and its aftermath in Myanmar and Bangladesh, to name just a few. These disasters bring home the reality of …

Interview Associate Director Liane Schalatek answers some questions about the first Transitional Committee meeting in Luxor, Egypt. Associate Director Liane Schalatek recently attended the first meeting of the Transitional Committee in Luxor, Egypt. Head of Communications Carl Roberts asked her a few questions about the committee’s work and future. You just attended the first meeting of the Transitional Committee for …

March 27 – March 29 UTC+6 The first meeting of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the Loss and Damage Fund is expected to meet in Egypt. All but two TC members have now been nominated.   Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live

The series of extreme weather events in 2022 fuelled by climate change that devastated lives and livelihoods of millions – from the floods in Pakistan and China to droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Brazil, and Europe – set a clarion call for the long-awaited climate finance, also known as loss and damage finance. After years of hard negotiations, at the world’s …