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Loss and damage finance – Literature review (10/10/2022)

The attached paper is a literature review of publications on climate-related loss and damage (L&D).  In particular, the review aims to: (i)          map out possible options/approaches for financial arrangements on L&D; (ii)        provide a brief explainer of the different approaches that have been proposed; and (iii)       provide reference to information on governance arrangements and finance […]

Permanence of an international mechanism (21/10/2015)

How do you ensure permanence of the international mechanism on loss and damage? Background and Summary: There are many countries who state that their chief concern is to ensure the permanence of an international mechanism. They fear that, given its current mandate and scheduled review, the Warsaw International Mechanism could disappear after 2016. For this […]

Developing an Institutional Framework to Address Loss and Damage (01/10/2013)

At the 2012 COP 18 in Doha, Parties agreed to establish institutional arrangements such as an international mechanism to address loss and damage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the 2013 COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland. While the role of the UNFCCC in facilitating the implementation of approaches to address […]

Compensation for Loss and Damage (19/07/2010)

Whilst the precise effects of climate change are not totally predictable, it is nevertheless indisputable that climate change will increase the number of natural disasters. Indeed, from 1987 to 1998, the annual number of climate-related disasters averaged 195. From 2000 to 2006, the average was 365, representing an increase of 87 %. According to the […]