International Climate Finance & Policy

Informing Community Access to Loss and Damage Funding

Submission

The FRLD's work and funding decisions must center impacted people's voices, priorities, and needs. Case studies from Kenya show how communities are already suffering severe climate impacts, highlighting urgent needs for support, inclusion, and rights protection.

By Amali Tower

Decision for New Climate Finance Goal at COP29 Will Mark the Future of Climate Justice and Equity in the Multilateral Climate Regime

Analysis

COP29 in Baku will decide the future of global climate finance. As developing nations demand $1 trillion in annual support, tensions rise over who should contribute and how funds are allocated. Will this summit deliver on the promise of climate justice and equity?

By Liane Schalatek

Porto Alegre flooding in Brazil in 2024, with water covering roads downtown

One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come

Analysis

The new Loss and Damage Fund (FRLD) aims to support climate-vulnerable countries against escalating damages. Despite meeting setup milestones, key questions on funding scale, the operational model, and access policies remain unresolved. Can the FRLD truly deliver?

By Liane Schalatek

Submission on behalf of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) on the Ad Hoc Work Programme (AHWP) on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) in 2024

Submission

The Women and Gender Constituency’s submission to the UNFCCC’s Technical Expert Dialogue (TED11) and Ad Hoc Work Programme focuses on a gender-responsive and human-rights-centered climate finance framework.

By Liane Schalatek, Tara Daniel, Line Niedeggen and Romie Niedermayer

New Collective Quantified Goal Tenth Technical Expert Dialogue and Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Work Programme Submission

This submission for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) emphasizes the need for a human rights-based, gender-responsive climate finance framework. It advocates for enhanced representation of marginalized communities in negotiations, equitable financing, and transparency.

three tall buildings at sunset over a large city

COP29

Dossier

2024 is set to be the hottest year on record, with extreme weather globally. At COP29, nations will debate securing trillions for climate action, ensuring a fair transition, and operationalizing the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage. Will justice and equity prevail?

Civil Society Demands Attention to Human Rights and Climate Justice Ahead of COP29 in Azerbaijan

Statement

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, movements, groups and individuals, highlight the urgent need to address serious human rights concerns in Azerbaijan in the lead-up to its hosting this year’s United Nations Climate Conference (COP29).

first page of the open letter to the LDF board members

Open Letter to Members of the Board of the Fund for Loss and Damage

Over 350 organizations call on the LDF Board to create a community access window for direct, simplified climate funds for frontline communities, Indigenous Peoples, and marginalized groups. Support climate justice and equitable access today!

At its second meeting, the Board of the Loss and Damage Fund will set the course for what kind of funding mechanism it wants to be

At its second meeting, the Board of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) in Songdo will decide on crucial procedures to operationalize the fund swiftly. Key decisions will shape the fund’s future, impacting how quickly it can deliver aid to those affected by climate impacts.

By Liane Schalatek

photo of a loss and damage fund board meeting with Liane Schalatek speaking

In-Depth Look at the Loss and Damage Fund: Key Takeaways from the First Board Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Interview

Associate Director Liane Schalatek explains what happened at the first board meeting of the new Loss and Damage Fund, and provides key insight into where the board should go from here.

By Liane Schalatek and Carla Adams

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