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Youths’ Response to the United States’ $1 Billion Contribution to the Green Climate Fund
On the 20th of April 2023, the Green Climate Fund welcomed a $1 billion commitment from the United States, which moves the United States contribution to $2 billion, still $1 billion short of the $3 billion commitment made in 2014. President Joe Biden has set a rooftop target of 11 billion per year for climate… Read more
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Youth Climate Activists Urge International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group to Step up and Provide Finance for the Loss and Damage Fund
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) gather for their 2023 Spring Meetings, climate activists from the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC) call for bold action from these institutions to tackle the climate crisis by scaling up climate finance and debt relief. The latest sixth assessment report of the… Read more
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LDYC’s Reflection on IPCC’s Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report
The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition is happy to announce the release of its reflection on the IPCC’s recent report released in March 2023. The IPCC finalized the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel’s 58th Session held in Interlaken, Switzerland, from 13 – 19 March 2023. The Synthesis Report is based… Read more
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LDYC’s Observations on the Outcomes of the 18th Meeting of the WIM ExCom
Brief Overview As per the Excom member mandate, ExCom members meet at least twice yearly in the open-to-observer meeting. From the 28th of February to the 3rd of March, they convened its 18th conference in Manila, Philippines. Some agenda items discussed include ‘matters relating to the Santiago network’; ‘cooperation with the Subsidiary Body of Implementation… Read more
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LDYGC Announces the Eleven Winners of $150,000 Loss and Damage Grant
Loss and damage refer to the negative impacts of climate change not avoided through mitigation and adaptation. This can include loss of farmable land due to seawater rise or loss of life and ways of living due to increasingly severe natural disasters. Without investment to address loss and damage, young people will face the most… Read more
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LnDFinanceNow! Podcast Ep 4: Climate Migration and Loss & Damage with Gabriela
Climate migration is the movement of people from one area to another due to impacts related to environmental change and climate change such as drought, and storms. Climate migrants are individuals who are forced to leave their usual homes or choose to do so, either temporarily or permanently, and who move either within their country… Read more