COP 27

The $700 million announced at COP28 is less than 0.2 per cent of the irreversible economic and non-economic losses developing countries are facing from global heating every year. Photo of Khulna district in Bangladesh after Cyclone Amphan: iStock
Climate Change

Wealthy nations wrestle over seats on Loss and Damage Board, causing delays in fully operationalising Fund

Rohini Krishnamurthy
4 min read
If World Bank does not agree to the terms set at COP28, it could lead to further delays.
Representational illustration from iStock
Climate Change

COP28: A key negotiation highlights countries’ challenges with scaling up mitigation ambition

Trishant Dev
3 min read
The Mitigation Work Programme produced a report from discussions this year on how countries can take more action to mitigate emissions
A medicane in Libya in September 2023 led to the deaths of at least 4,000 people. The non-LDC and non-SIDS status of the country makes it ineligible for the Loss and Damage Fund despite the vulnerability to extreme weather events. Photo: @WFP_DE / X (previously Twitter)
Climate Change

Funding Loss & Damage: Differences persist as COP28 looms

Tamanna Sengupta
4 min read
Contentions persist over the contributors, recipients and headquarters of the LDF
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