The Loss and Damage Fund Board: Getting It Right from the Start Analysis The new Board of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) faces a daunting task in 2024 to further operationalize the Fund. Key priorities include setting access modalities, allocation parameters, and a resource mobilization strategy to deliver funds to vulnerable countries and marginalized communities. By Liane Schalatek and Julie-Anne Richards
The Future of Climate Finance Provision is at the Center of COP28 Negotiations Analysis When COP28 starts on November 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, no less than the future of climate finance provision will be front and center throughout negotiations. By Liane Schalatek
What to Know about the Transitional Committee's Final Meeting Summary This summary provides the basic details of the Transitional Committee's final meeting and what the decisions made there mean for COP28. By Liane Schalatek
Compromise Transitional Committee Outcome Falls Short of Expectations and Climate Justice Analysis With the specter of failure looming, the Transitional Committee adopted a last minute, hard-fought package of ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ recommendations for the new Loss and Damage Fund (LDF) and its funding, which need to be approved at COP28. Why is no one happy with it? By Liane Schalatek
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
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. pdf
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