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Four things to know from the first workshop on the loss and damage fund
Olivia Serdeczny, Manjeet Dhakal
The Transitional Committee held its first workshop on how to set up the new loss and damage fund — here’s our take on the key funding gaps and solutions that emerged at the meeting.
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2023 will shape the Loss and Damage fund for years to come – have your say now
Olivia Serdeczny, Manjeet Dhakal, Sneha Pandey
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Flooding in Pakistan: where vulnerability meets climate change, devastation can follow
Manjeet Dhakal, Dr Fahad Saeed
In the wake of the massive flooding in Pakistan, Fahad Saeed and Manjeet Dhakal explain how socioeconomic factors intersect with climate impacts in South Asia, compounding their effects on people and the environment. Based on the latest evidence from the IPCC, they break down what risks could emerge in the coming decades if warming is not limited to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C threshold.
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Dr Fahad Saeed is a climate impacts scientist based in Islamabad. He writes on how climate impacts are exacerbating power and development issues, despite Pakistan’s negligible emissions, and how the floods could reframe the debate on Loss and Damage ahead of COP27 in Egypt this year.
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Facing the facts – the need for loss and damage finance can no longer be denied
Olivia Serdeczny, Sneha Pandey
This article takes stock of the Loss and Damage negotiations at COP26, concluding that the need for developed countries to provide Loss and Damage financial support can and will no longer be ignored.