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Vulnerable countries and communities are already experiencing severe losses and damages from unavoidable climate change impacts. They urgently need financial support to help them recover from the impacts now and in the future.
This project will explore how viable financial tools, structures and modalities for addressing climate-imposed loss and damage can be operationalized within the international climate architecture, and in accordance with climate justice principles.
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Media coverage / COP27's establishment of a Loss and Damage fund is a crucial victory. Now it must prioritize the most vulnerable communities, SEI researchers say.
Past event / This event will discuss how to scale up action related to loss and damage.
Media advisory / COP27 failed to advance climate action. Ended with only one achievement: the decision to establish a fund for financial support to victims of climate impacts.
Feature / Listen to episode two of SEI's Now & Then Podcast on loss and damage — what it means and how to operationalize finance to address it.
Press release / A new report led by SEI, with perspectives from around the world, makes the case for scaling up loss and damage finance.
Media coverage / SEI Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo weighs in on what is required of an effective Loss and Damage financing system ahead of COP27 in Egypt.
Perspective / Loss and Damage funding is a matter of extreme urgency, SEI Scientist Zoha Shawoo argues. G7 leaders can start addressing this matter now.
Feature / SEI's Inès Bakhtaoui explains what we can expect from the first Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage at the intersessional Bonn Climate Change Conference.
Press / SEI's Zoha Shawoo spoke to Devex about five key principles that should underpin a future financing mechanism for loss and damage from an SEI brief on the topic.
Perspective / The concept of loss and damage is gaining traction in discussions. This shift marks a turning point for how to think about climate finance and climate justice.
Perspective / COP26 established a dialogue to explore ways to cover the cost of major climate impacts that can no longer be avoided. Here are five principles to guide it.
Press / SEI Researcher Zoha Shawoo highlights historical responsibility when it comes to loss and damage in an interview with Economist Impact.
Perspective / A loss and damage fund linked to rich countries’ mitigation efforts could levy new funds to address "perfect storm" of flooding, COVID-19 and economic hardship.
SEI report / The authors assessed and evaluated how the first GBP 1 million of Scottish government funding was disseminated and used, with implications for L&D finance.
SEI brief / This brief summarizes recommendations about how the new Loss & Damage Fund can best help vulnerable countries respond to and recover from climate impacts.
Other publication / This report offers recommendations on how to operationalize a new global loss and damage fund from the perspectives of intended beneficiaries.
Other publication / This report offers recommendations on how to operationalize a new global loss and damage fund.
SEI report / How can finance for loss and damage be put into action? This report looks at different options for doing so, to inform climate negotiations and discussions.
SEI brief / Financial support for countries that bear disproportionate effects of climate change has stalled for years. COP26 must spur real progress, researchers argue.
Perspective / The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the state of climate mitigation. SEI researchers offer their main takeaways.
Perspective / SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo outlines why countries must strengthen policy coherence when implementing climate goals.
Press / SEI Researcher Zoha Shawoo highlights historical responsibility when it comes to loss and damage in an interview with Economist Impact.
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