COP28: New report finds agriculture most climate-affected sector; calls for urgent food systems focus in L&D fund
134 countries sign declaration committing to include food in NDCs
Who will pay or claim loss and damage money? COP27 agreed on a fund; but questions remain
The COP27 decision does not mention equity and common but differentiated responsibilities, making things tricky
A new dawn for humanity? COP27 ends; loss and damage fund, other agendas adopted
Low-emission energy to reduce emissions added to Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan
COP27 Presidency releases draft paper, proposes formation of loss and damage facility
The COP27 president proposed that the details of the funding will be finalised during COP28, which will be held in November-December 2023
‘Global commons’: Indo-Bangla consensus on need to highlight climate impact, loss & damage in Sundarbans globally
UN Loss and damage discussion progressing slowly; experts favour wider sourcing and innovative funding for Sundarbans
'CoP26 must deliver to help developing countries deal with loss and damage'
Down To Earth spoke to Sunil Acharya, regional advisor on climate and resilience at Practical Action on loss and damage negotiations at Glasgow
Funding Loss & Damage: Differences persist as COP28 looms
Contentions persist over the contributors, recipients and headquarters of the LDF
Climate Emergency CoP 25: India suffered maximum number of climate-related fatalities in 2018
The report, which revealed the figures, was released in Madrid and has bolstered demands for implementing the ‘Loss and Damage’ mechanism
Loss and damage in climate negotiation
An issue of delayed climate justice
High road to Dubai COP28: Indigenous peoples demand say in decision-making on loss and damage at Bonn
Indigenous peoples should be leaders of climate actions and not victims of climate policies, Indian indigenous leader Archana Soreng told DTE
COP27 enters loss and damage alley; finance facility issue to make or break it
Countries accepted the operationalisation of the Santiago Network, which talks about providing technical assistance on loss and damage, November …
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Continent experienced warmer year in 2022, warming most rapid in Northern Africa
Natural disasters in Africa caused close to $8.5 billion in economic damages in 2022
Climate Emergency CoP 25: A storm is brewing on ‘Loss and Damage’
It is different from mitigation and adaptation, and it needs finance
Run-up to COP27: Here is how India counts loss and damage due to extreme weather
While the actual process of loss and damage assessment for a disaster in India varies from state to state, the procedure broadly remains the same
COP27 diary (November 17): Details on loss and damage facility, phasing out coal missing from ‘Cover Decision’ draft
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Only 10 of 46 Least Developed Countries mention loss and damage explicitly in NDCs: Study
IIED urges countries to revise their NDCs before CoP27 and mention losses and damages
COP27: We don’t need new pacts, implement current ones, says climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 2: The climate scientist talks about need for region and ecosystem-wise targets for adaptation
Run-up to COP27: ‘John Kerry is scared of the floodgates of litigations on accepting loss and damage’
Down To Earth speaks to Farhana Yamin, one of the key architects of the Paris deal, on why rich countries are attempting to linger negotiations …
Who pays and how: the COP28 dilemma of debt and equity
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities presents an obstacle to a …
India should receive $57 trillion in compensation from Global North for climate damages: Study
US should provide a cumulative compensation of $80 trillion, the European Union and the United Kingdom owe $46 trillion & remaining …
Poorer countries must be compensated for climate damage. But how exactly do we crunch the numbers?
Most nations signed up to an agreement to establish a so-called loss and damage fund last year
Adaptation gap in developing countries widening even as extreme weather events worsen: UNEP
Countries in need received $21.3 billion but $215-387 billion needed every year
Egypt’s support to developing countries gives hope for COP27: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Part 1: The climate scientist talks about critical climate issues that can play a major role at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
Run up to COP27: Only a quarter of global climate finance flows into Asia; much of that in loan
India received a total of $37.1 billion in climate finance during 2013-2020