Would it be procedurally possible to add a new agenda item to CMA 1-2 to cover Loss and Damage, so as to ensure that the issue is discussed at COP24? Advice: 1.  It would not be possible to add a new agenda item at this stage since the CMA has already adopted its agenda. Rule […]

Can you advise on how, procedurally, the issue of loss and damage (addressed in Art.8 of the Paris Agreement) could be included in the agenda of the APA?  Advice: The Conference of the Parties (COP), at the start of its first session, decided that the draft rules of procedure are to be applied by the […]

Can existing or new insurance products provide an adequate source of finance to cover anticipated additional climate related loss and damage? Advice: This is obviously a very broad question but I think the Warsaw International Mechanism framework itself answers the question pretty clearly in that insurance is really only one part of dealing with loss …

How can commitments under Art.8 para.3 (to enhance… and… support) be monitored and assessed through the global stocktake? What additional rules/procedures/decisions relating to the global stocktake may facilitate parties’ efforts under Art.8 and/or strengthen the WIM? Advice: 1. How can commitments to enhance understanding, action and …

If and to what extent does Art.8 of the Paris Agreement in conjunction with accompanying COP decision 1/CP.21, paragraph 51, exclude the application of the general rules of public international law, in particular on state responsibility? Advice: The relevant loss and damage provisions adopted at the Paris Conference are contained in both the Paris Agreement …