Loss & Damage

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New Loss and Damage Fund Must Deliver Climate Justice

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

Loss & Damage

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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 Loss and Damage Finance Landscape

Report

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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

With Loss and Damage Fund, COP27 Delivers Ray of Sunshine in a Darkening Climate Finance Sky

Article

Overall prospects for adequate, timely and predictable climate finance delivery in the scale and quantity needed have further dimmed after COP27.

By Liane Schalatek

Operationalizing finance for loss and damage

Report

This report sets out key principles for loss and damage finance that are grounded in climate justice.

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The Loss and Damage Finance Facility: Why and How

Discussion Paper

This discussion paper contributes to achieving the establishment and operationalization of a Loss and Damage Finance Facility (LDFF) that delivers on the needs of developing countries at speed and scale. It explains why the LDFF is necessary before turning to an analysis of the governing arrangements and core operational functions for the LDFF.