loss and damage

Redefining climate finance – from aid to reparations

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.

COP26: what it delivered and what’s next

Feature / The COP26 outcomes have sunk in and it is time to take stock of what happened on fossil fuels, loss and damage and other questions and look ahead.

Zoha Shawoo talks loss and damage with Economist Impact

Press / SEI Researcher Zoha Shawoo highlights historical responsibility when it comes to loss and damage in an interview with Economist Impact.

Webinar: How COP26 can deliver on loss and damage finance

Past event / How can a loss and damage financing mechanism be designed that is both fair and feasible? This event will present novel SEI research.

Designing a fair and feasible loss and damage finance mechanism

SEI brief / Financial support for countries that bear disproportionate effects of climate change has stalled for years. COP26 must spur real progress, researchers argue.

SEI analysis shows how COP26 can mobilize loss and damage finance right away

Press / Loss and damage support for countries experiencing catastrophic effects of climate change has stalled for eight years. This SEI analysis charts a way forward.

Gobeshona Global Conference event: designing a loss and damage financing mechanism

Past event / This event will present insights and findings that could form the basis of a fair and feasible loss and damage fund.

No green recovery for poor countries without loss and damage finance

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.

Designing a Loss and Damage fund for the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism

Project / The aim of the project is to provide options for the design of a fund for the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism under the UNFCCC.