Loss & Damage

Loss & Damage is the impact of climate change that is not avoided by mitigation, adaptation, and other measures. It has both economic and non-economic costs, and results from extreme weather events like hurricanes and floods as well as slow onset climatic processes like sea level rise. It includes permanent and irreversible losses for which an economic value can be calculated and non-economic impacts, such as the loss of culture, that cannot be quantified in monetary terms.

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Moving from the Technical to the Political, the Transitional Committee Struggles to Bridge Fundamental Differences

Analysis

With time running out, the opposing visions of developed and developing countries for a new Loss and Damage Fund persisted, with no compromise in sight during high level events at the climate week in New York.

By Liane Schalatek

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Meaningful Public Participation in the 3rd Meeting of the Transitional Committee

Open Letter

Restrictions announced very soon before the next Transitional Committee meeting will negatively impact civil society participation.

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New Loss and Damage Fund Must Deliver Climate Justice

Commentary

As the Transitional Committee wrestles with the new fund's scope, scale, and modalities, the focus must remain on affected communities and people

By Harjeet Singh and Liane Schalatek

The shallow, clear blue waters off the coast of the Bahamas are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Loss and Damage Finance Landscape

Discussion Paper

A Loss and Damage Fund should become the central player in an emerging landscape of arrangements to help developing countries suffering from catastrophic climate change impacts. How can it best fulfill this role?

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“The TC Needs a Bit of Luck and a Lot of Political Will to Deliver a Loss and Damage Fund That Can Soar”

Interview

Associate Director Liane Schalatek answers some questions about the first Transitional Committee meeting in Luxor, Egypt.

By Liane Schalatek and Carl Roberts

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Liane Schalatek

Associate Director

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