Launch of the new Loss & Damage Research project titled: ‘Strengthening Loss & Damage Research Capacity in Global South (STRENGTH)’ today, 9th November from 13:30-15:00 PM (GMT+2) at the Bangladesh Pavilion (Blue Zone). This session will bring together a high level panel of policymakers and government officials from the 4 main country partners (Bangladesh, Rwanda, Nepal and Vanuatu) to discuss their country perspectives and way forward. …

SG L&D Event  Time:16.30-18.00  Venue: Scottish Pavilion 

November 17, 2022 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm UTC+2 Launch of Loss & Damage Forum, on 17 November 2022 15:15 – 16:15 (EGY) at LLA Pavilion (Area C). The Loss and Damage Forum (LDF) which is a collaborative platform and virtual workspace where resources and tools are shared among a group of practitioners, researchers and decision makers across the …

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) …

Youth call for action to address loss and damage caused by climate change The climate crisis is causing severe damage and irreversible loss to people and the planet. Extreme weather events, including floods, storms, droughts, heat waves and wildfires, are becoming more frequent and more severe every year. The stakes are high for today’s youth – the largest youth generation …

Small island states will present a proposal for a “response fund” to help climate victims recover from snowballing impacts at next month’s Cop27 climate summit. It is more than 30 years since vulnerable nations first demanded support to address the losses and damages caused by fossil-fueled storms, floods and sea-level rise. Rich countries, wary of endless liabilities, pushed back. But with costs …

Four years of failed rains in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have left the region facing catastrophe this year The number of people at risk of starvation in the drought-ravaged Horn of Africa has increased to 22 million, the UN’s world food programme (WFP) says. Years of insufficient rainfall across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia have caused the worst drought in 40 years and conditions akin …

SUBSIDIARY BODY EVENTSEvent language: EnglishVenue: UN city, Marmormolen 51, 2100City: CopenhagenCountry: DenmarkOrganiser: UNFCCC Originally this new was published by UNFCCC website.

CONSTITUTED BODY MEETINGS AND EVENTS Event Language: EnglishRoom: AHH lower conferenceVenue: UN CampusCity: BonnCountry: GermanyOrganiser: UNFCCCSummary of decision points adopted on 8 April 2022  Originally this news was published by UNFCCC website.

Negotiators at COP26 are fighting to include a Glasgow Facility to address loss and damage from the adverse effects of climate change.Call for all UNFCCC parties and non-state actors to support the Facility.Philanthropies offer to contribute aligned kick-start finance of $3m USD if the Facility is agreed. Friday 12 November, Glasgow – Leading philanthropies wish to support the signatories of the …