Pacific calls for new and innovative sources of finance to minimise Loss and Damage associated with the adverse impacts of climate change
Tag: Loss and Damages
Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses, fearing UN ‘talk shop’
Vulnerable Pacific nations demand funding for climate losses and fear “another UN talk shop on finance for addressing climate impacts”
Community representatives discuss loss and damage, revisit traditional worldviews
Vulnerable rural communities in Fiji strengthen their understanding of the impacts of climate change and “loss and damage”
Loss and Damage high on the Pacific list for climate change meetings in June
Pacific islands will soon be negotiating with the global community to help address losses and damages from climate change impacts that the Pacific can no longer adapt to
Loss and Damage Finance significant concern for PSIDS
Pacific SIDS to push for the establishment of loss and damage finance facility towards COP27. “PSIDS need to look at more than just continuous dialogue.”
Tonga eruption and tsunami caused US$90 million in damages – World Bank report
World Bank assessment for the Government of Tonga has found volcanic eruption, tsunami and ashfall has caused approximately 18.5% of Tonga’s GDP
ADB announces $500,000 grant to help Tonga in relief efforts
ADB announces grant to help Tonga restore life-sustaining services following the extensive damage from an undersea volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami
Who will pay for the damage caused by climate change?
Talking about who is responsible for climate change is a fraught debate – even more so when it comes to who ought to pay for the damage it causes.