Tag: loss and damage

Building Climate Resilience in Zambia: Addressing Urban Risks and Restoring Nature

One of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries is confronting the threats of urban flooding, extreme heat and drought. A combined mission focused on Loss and Damage and Nature-based Solutions to address both immediate risks and long-term resilience

September 2nd, 2025

Flic en Flac, Mauritius, Photo: Anton Marchuk, Unsplash

Integrated Climate Solutions to Boost Urban Resilience in Mauritius

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and local partners are aligning efforts across nature-based solutions, energy efficiency, and loss and damage to drive lasting climate impact in Mauritius.

July 2nd, 2025

Loss and damage at COP28

New publication outlines climate negotiation agreements covering Loss and damage

December 21st, 2023

Adaptation Gap Report: As climate impacts accelerate, finance gap for adaptation efforts at least 50% bigger than thought

Finance needs of developing countries are now 10-18 times as big as international public finance flows, with a growing gap from rising adaptation needs and faltering adaptation finance. Failure to enhance adaptation has huge implications for losses and damages.

November 2nd, 2023

Girl in Blue and Yellow Shirt Standing on Yellow Water Photo: Yohanes Deobi on Pexels

New transparency guides for decision makers addressing climate change adaptation and loss and damage

Two new guides for climate adaptation and one for assessing climate-induced losses and damages have been launched with ICAT.

June 22nd, 2023

Flooding in Davenport Ohio. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Loss and damage: Taking stock and identifying priorities

Action agenda based on Loss and Damage workshop points to the need for continued work to address gaps and raise awareness

March 6th, 2023

COP26 closing plenary. Photo: UNFCCC

Loss and Damage at COP26

A new summary of the main COP26 agreements affecting climate change-driven loss and damage

November 17th, 2021

Drought

Commentary of Article 8 of the Paris Agreement focusing on loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.

“Commentary on the Paris Agreement”, a forthcoming edited book by Edward Elgar Publishing, gives an overview of the various individual articles in the Paris Agreement. Each chapter corresponds to one article, and is written by world-class specialists on the issues pertaining to the article in question. Leonie Reins (Tilburg University) and Geert van Calster (KU Leuven) have edited the book. […]

March 24th, 2020

COP25 – Loss and Damage outcomes

A new summary of the main COP25 agreements affecting climate change-induced loss and damage

December 17th, 2019

New guidance on reporting about loss and damage under the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework

New policy brief with guidance on countries' voluntary reporting on loss and damage

July 4th, 2019