Ahead of COP30, the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition — in collaboration with Global Citizen — launched a powerful set of youth-led technical demands rooted in justice, urgency, and the lived experiences of frontline communities. More than 18,000 young people and global citizens added their voices, calling on world leaders to deliver meaningful action on loss and damage, climate… Read more

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COP29 betrayed our hopes and expectations from a conference held in the spirit of multilateralism. With an enormous gap between the climate finance needed on the ground and the funds delivered by developed countries, COP29 was an opportunity to begin redressing the injustice faced by the most vulnerable countries and communities, which have done the… Read more

“Loss and Damage” refers to the climate change impacts that go beyond what communities can adapt to. Within the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, we believe there is no climate justice without dedicated finance for Loss and Damage, especially given that the least wealthy in 2019 accounted for only 12% of total greenhouse gas emissions.… Read more

LDYC is a global, youth-led coalition advocating for climate justice through fair and accessible Loss and Damage finance. It amplifies the voices of young people, especially from the Global South and frontline communities, who are disproportionately affected by climate impacts. Through policy advocacy, storytelling, and grassroots mobilisation, the LDYC pushes for accountability from high-emitting countries,… Read more

Loss and Damage is not only a human rights issue; it is the result of 30 years of climate inaction that has caused irreversible impacts to developing countries and frontline communities, who are constantly forced to choose between development and resilience.  The economic and non-economic impacts of the loss and damage disproportionately affect the communities… Read more