COP26 generated long-overdue and critical momentum on loss and damage. Translating that momentum into action requires sustained and specific focus, across a broad group of actors and institutions. The roundtable will bring together a range of interested parties with the aim of identifying commitment and specific areas for progress. It will also address the opportunities ahead and the alliances required …

Climate activists protest outside the Cop27 climate conference in Egypt. Photo: AFP COP27 ended a day overtime on November 20 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt with the historic achievement of a new fund for addressing loss and damage in vulnerable developing countries. Today, I want to tell the story of how this was achieved. The demand for rich countries to shoulder …

During the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland last year, developing countries put forward a proposal to create a Finance Facility for Loss and Damage (FFLD), which was not accepted by developed countries. Instead, they replaced it by setting up the Glasgow Dialogue on Finance for Loss and Damage, which would carry on for three years before …