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Loss and Damage Framework Model: Decisions Review

This document provides a detailed background about the formative decisions that led to the establishment and full operationalisation of the loss and damage mechanism under the UNFCCC. The “UNFCCC Loss and Damage Mechanism Decision Review” document informs and contributes to the loss and damage framework. This paper dives into the decision processes, meetings and conferences that led to the establishment of the Loss and Damage (L&D), including the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for responding to L&D, the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage (SNLD) and the Fund For Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). It also accounts for decisions taken since the inception of the L&D mechanism up to COP30, like the WIM reviews, Conference of Parties (CP), and Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. The positionality of this document is dependent on the perspective and text of the authors.

From Fairness to Repair: Why Just Transition Must Be Reframed Through Loss and Damage

This opinion paper by Thato Gabaitse examines why Just Transition must be reframed through a Loss and Damage lens, particularly for countries already experiencing escalating climate harm. Drawing on the realities of drought, livelihood loss, and deepening inequality across the Global South, it challenges forward-looking transition narratives that ignore historical responsibility and accumulated damage. The paper calls for a shift from fairness to repair — centering reparative justice, accountability, and loss-responsive governance to ensure climate action is not only transformative, but truly just for frontline communities.

Loss and Damage Finance Remains a Myth to Developing Countries- Sad Truth

This opinion paper by Gideon Mumba explores why Loss and Damage finance continues to feel like a myth for developing countries like Zambia. Drawing on lived realities of floods, droughts, and growing debt burdens, it questions the gap between global climate finance pledges and tangible support on the ground. The paper calls for accessible, grant-based funding and greater accountability to ensure climate justice reaches frontline communities.

Loss and Damage: Centring Justice for African Communities

This opinion brief by Hildana Wendesen Tadesse explores how loss and damage in Africa is not a future threat, but a lived injustice shaping everyday life across communities. Drawing from realities in Ethiopia and across the continent, it highlights how drought, displacement, debt, and inequality intersect—disproportionately affecting women, children, and pastoralist communities. The brief calls for grant-based, accountable climate finance rooted in responsibility, rights, and community-led solutions rather than charity or loans.

Submission on the long-term resource mobilization strategy and plan to mobilize financial resources of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)

A response to the call made by the seventh board meeting of the FRLD on the “Long-term Resource Mobilization Strategy,” which invites civil society organizations to submit existing good practices and innovative approaches to fill the Fund, at a scale that meets the needs of developing countries.

Loss and Damage Is Operational Accountability Is Not

Opinion paper by LDYC Research Coordinator Lamis Elkhatieb exploring how Loss and Damage is already a lived reality in Cairo, and why accountability—not charity—must drive predictable climate justice finance.

Loss and Damage Framework Model: Loss & Damage Background

This document provides a detailed background on the historical conceptualization of the loss and damage landscape prior to its formal recognition within the UNFCCC process. It aims to inform and contribute to the ongoing development of the loss and damage framework by examining its evolution before it entered official negotiations. Specifically, the paper explores the loss and damage discourse prior to 2013, a period during which climate scientists increasingly warned that humanity was “on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster”. During this time, there were also growing concerns that failure to limit global warming to 1.5°C could “trigger multiple tipping points,” leading to “abrupt, irreversible, and dangerous impacts for humanity”

Loss and Damage Framework Model: COP30 Analysis and Recommendations

This report is part of a four-document LDYC series that provides a structured understanding of loss and damage within the UNFCCC, covering background concepts, key mechanism decisions (WIM, SNLD, FRLD), frontline stories, and COP30 analysis with recommendations. Together, these reports equip stakeholders with accessible yet in-depth knowledge to engage meaningfully in high-level loss and damage discussions.

Intersectional Climate Justice in Eastern Africa by Neil J. W. Crawford , Susan Nanduddu , Katie McQuaid and Elvin Nyukuri

The book explores the intersecting political, social, and economic dimensions of climate justice in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, centring marginalized voices and knowledges and foregrounding African perspectives on global environmental challenges. It features contributions from researchers, activists, and creatives – many of them based in Eastern Africa – and covers a range of themes including displacement, land rights, energy poverty, indigenous knowledge, and creative methodologies.

Child-Responsive Loss and Damage Policies, Finance and Action

UNICEF, in collaboration with Save the Children International and the Loss and. Damage Youth Coalition launched this new report drawing on 13 case studies across diverse contexts to better understand how children experience climate-related losses and damages.

The report calls for holistic, child-responsive approaches that are informed by age-disaggregated data and are grounded in children’s lived experiences, are inclusive of communities, and are backed by dedicated, flexible and sustained funding.

Integrating Loss and Damage in NDCs; from youth perspective

This toolkit—developed by the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition—is designed for young people who want to change that. It equips youth with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to advocate for the integration of loss and damage into their country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement.

Loss and Damage Framework Model: Review and analysis of frontline stories

This report is part of a series of four reports developed by the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC) to provide a comprehensive understanding of loss and damage within the UNFCCC. This document provides a series of real-life stories from communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis. It aims to complement existing research and policy analysis by grounding them in lived experiences. These stories were developed to spotlight direct narratives from affected communities and regions

Loss and damage: Challenges and opportunities for city leadership – A youth perspective

The report was synthesized by the advocacy co-coordinator of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition: Shreya K.C. The report outlines the different ways youth are already helping address loss and damage in their cities, whilst spotlighting the unique role young people can play – including in collaboration with cities and mayors – in integrating these learnings into their leadership and advocacy to address the urban dimensions of loss and damage

The exacerbated Effects of Climate Change-Induced Loss and Damage & Adaptation Capacity

The report provides a detailed examination of the exacerbated effects of climate change-induced loss and damage, particularly focusing on the vulnerability and adaptation capacity of Sub-Saharan Africa. The findings reveal that this region is experiencing rapid and severe impacts from extreme weather events, which significantly highlight its vulnerability and sensitivity to climate change.

Guiding Document for COP29 Demands and Consultation

This document was designed by the LDYC’s Working Groups to improve the state of knowledge on loss and damage issues and to inform consultations engagement for COP29 demands.

A Report on Constant Synoptic Landslide from Luhore to Buhozi in Kabare Territory Near Bukavu/RDC

The report was written By. Ir. Jean-Paul BYA’UNDAOMBE an expert in Loss and Damage Assessment in DRC and a member of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition. Please note that views and any errors, are the authors alone and that the content of this report does not necessarily represent the views of all the members of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC).

Policy Brief: Non Economic Loss and Damage understanding and addressing response gaps

This is an inaugural policy brief of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition’s research working group based on the guidance of IIED.

Loss and Damage 101 Training Material

The Loss and Damage 101 training resources provides you with an in-depth and up to-date understanding of Loss and Damage

Loss and Damage Finance Training Material

The Loss and Damage Finance Training resources provides you with key nuggets you need to understand Loss and Damage Finance