loss and damage

Dealing with losses and damages: field experiences and lessons for a global mechanism

Past event / This side event will highlight current approaches to deal with losses and damages and address the imperatives for a L&D global mechanism.

A year in action: Loss and damage from COP26 to now

Past event / Join this event to hear how Scottish Government-funded efforts to address loss and damage and the impact it has had on communities.

Do rich countries have a “moral responsibility” to pay for the cost of climate change?

Media coverage / If rich countries contribute the most to climate change, do they owe a debt to poorer ones who are least responsible - yet suffer the most?

Adaptation, implementation, and finance key issues at COP27

Media advisory / SEI researchers will be in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt at COP27 from 6-18 November 2022 and are available for commentaries and analysis.

Our guide to COP27

Feature / Find background and contacts for SEI's involvement at the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place from 6-18 November 2022 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

SEI’s Now & Then Podcast: loss and damage

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.

New loss and damage finance mechanism can advance climate justice, report shows

Press release / A new report led by SEI, with perspectives from around the world, makes the case for scaling up loss and damage finance.

Operationalizing finance for loss and damage: from principles to modalities

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’s Zoha Shawoo in SciDevNet: Loss and Damage funding must centre and empower vulnerable communities

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.