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Finance COP Has Failed to Deliver Enough Climate Finance for Loss and Damage
The final outcome of COP29 is an obituary. The failure of the COP29 Presidency and of Parties to meet the necessary ambition against the escalating climate crisis is an indictment of a captured process undermining intergenerational justice. We are appalled by the shameless tactics employed by Global North governments and fossil fuel interests to deprive… Read more
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YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CATALYSED THROUGH SANTIAGO NETWORK FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE
By Amie Marie Flora DUSHIMUMUKIZA The realities of climate change continue to escalate, posing unprecedented challenges to communities around the globe. The impacts of the climate crisis are no longer a distant threat but a pressing global issue that demands urgent attention and action. From rising sea levels and extreme weather events to biodiversity loss… Read more
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Uniting for Climate Justice: Youth Coalition Presents Demands Ahead of COP29 in Baku
For Immediate ReleaseDate: 18th of October 2024 The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC), a network of over 1,300 young climate advocates from more than 90 countries, has launched its official demands for The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP29). COP29 will serve as a pivotal… Read more
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REFLECTION ON THE SECOND MEETING OF LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND BOARD
Background The Second meeting of the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FLD) took place in Songdo – Incheon, in the Republic of Korea from the 9th to the 12th of July. This meeting was a landmark progress in the operationalisation of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage to assist vulnerable… Read more
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REFLECTION ON THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SANTIAGO NETWORK ADVISORY BOARD
The second meeting of the Advisory Board for Santiago Network for Loss and Damage (SNLD), which took place in Geneva, Switzerland on 4th July 2024, marked an important milestone in the ongoing efforts to fully operationalize the SNLD. The meeting was preceded by two days of informal consultations on the 2nd and 3rd of July… Read more
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Priorities of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition for the Second Meeting of the Board of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF)
The second board meeting for responding to Loss and Damage is happening from the 9th to the 12th of July in Korea, after the first meeting in Abu Dhabi which laid the first steps to the implementation of the direly awaited fund which aims to be a lifeline for vulnerable communities facing adverse effects of… Read more