Cathrine Wenger

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Engaging the Private Sector in the Loss and Damage Fund: Issues and Options (Fact Sheet)

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) set out a historic agreement to operationalize the loss and damage (L&D) fund to address and respond to the impacts of climate change for those countries …

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Public Sector Finance for Loss and Damage: Issues and Options

COP28 in Dubai achieved a historic breakthrough in addressing the finance gap for loss and damage (L&D). On the opening day, the Parties agreed to operationalize the L&D Fund for responding to L&D, which has received U.S. $661.39 million in …

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Loss and Damage at COP28 and the Way Forward for 2024

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) and the fifth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA5) in 2023 saw several significant decisions adopted. …

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A Solutions-oriented Approach to the Paris Agreement’s Global Stocktake

To ensure success at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), Parties must agree to specific, operational, and transformational signals in the first global stocktake (GST). Drawing upon more than two years of analytical …

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Understanding Financing for Loss & Damage Under the UNFCCC

Loss and damage (L&D) generally refers to the economic and non-economic loss or damage associated with slow onset events and extreme weather events caused by climate change, although it is not formally defined under the United Nations Framework Convention on …

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A Gap Analysis of Finance Flows for Addressing Loss & Damage

Funding for loss and damage (L&D) is available within and outside of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, there is a significant gap between the finance available and the finance needed for responding to and addressing L&D. …

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Options for the Loss & Damage Fund (Technical Paper)

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Considerations for the New Loss & Damage Fund (Technical Paper)

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Considerations for Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund and Funding Arrangements (Technical Paper)

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Understanding Finance for Loss & Damage Under the UNFCCC (Technical Paper)

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A Gap Analysis of Finance Flows for Addressing Loss and Damage (Technical Paper)

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COP27: Issues and Options for a Global Goal on Adaptation

Adaptation continues to be a high priority, and the delivery on adaptation-related topics and mandates will be integral to achieving a successful outcome at COP27. Adaptation under the Paris Agreement has several important features that together create a system that …

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COP27: Considerations for a Loss & Damage Finance Facility

This paper explores options for loss and damage (L&D) finance under the current and proposed mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  and is complemented by a prior paper on The Institutional Ecosystem for L&D. There are a …

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The Santiago Network: Decision Options for COP27

This paper presents options for each of the elements of a possible decision on the Santiago Network (SN) to be adopted at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27), based on the draft element text considered at 56th Subsidiary Body …

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The Institutional Ecosystem for Loss and Damage

Loss and damage (L&D) is a complex concept that raises difficult legal, political, scientific, and ethical questions. While Parties to both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement have not formally defined L&D, they …

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Loss and Damage: Issues and Options for COP27

To respond to the urgency of enhancing understanding, action, and support necessary to meet the extreme challenges of climate change, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) need to accelerate action and support for loss and …

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The Global Goal on Adaptation: Issues for COP26

Adaptation continues to be a high priority, and the delivery on adaptation-related topics and mandates will be integral to achieving a successful outcome at COP26. Adaptation under the Paris Agreement has several important features that together create a system that …

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Loss & Damage: Issues for COP26

Parties have expressed interest in building out more effective implementation of the action and support for loss and damage (L&D). The interest in accelerating action and support for L&D has expressed itself in relation to three issues:  The development of …

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