Center for International Environmental LawFeb 19
When #CycloneDitwah hit 🇱🇰 just days after the climate talks #COP30, it caused over $4 billion in damage.
The #LossAndDamageFund — created for exactly this kind of crisis — doesn’t even have a quarter of that amount.
⚡️This isn't just a funding gap, it's a climate justice gap!
Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawFeb 18
When #CycloneDitwah hit Sri Lanka just days after the climate talks #COP30, it caused over $4 billion in damage. The #LossAndDamageFund — created for exactly this kind of crisis — doesn’t even have a quarter of that amount available. ‼️ This isn't just a funding gap, it's a climate justice gap ‼️
Headlines AfricaNov 14
Africa: Poor Countries Welcome Loss and Damage Fund's Call for Requests, Warn It Falls Short of Needs: [IPS] Our countries did not light this fire--but we are burning in its heat. And the smoke does not stop at our borders. --Evans Njewa, Least Developed Countries Group chair, when talking about the importance of the Loss and Damage Fund for LDCs http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPFz7L #LossAndDamageFund #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalAwareness #LDCs #SustainableDevelopment
Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawNov 11
💰 #LossAndDamageFund got - finally - operationalized 💰 The FRLD launched its 1st Call for Funding Requests under the Barbados Implementation Modalities, beginning the long-awaited start-up phase. Read why this is not all good news 👇 bsky.app/profile/ciel...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:64o5fedkduflzlhx5vgdeasw/post/3m5clv2jdqk2j
Center for International Environmental LawNov 10
On the 1⃣ day of #COP30, the #LossAndDamageFund opened the call for proposals for its start-up phase. #COP30 must give guidance to scale the Fund in line with needs & to center justice, rights, without this the Fund risks becoming a climate bank with neither money nor remedy. A 🧵
Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawNov 10
At #COP30: While we welcome the launch of the #LossAndDamageFund — technically becoming operational three years after its establishment — we can not avoid noticing how it is already failing the people it was promised to protect 😱.
Center for International Environmental LawMar 12, 2025
The Board of the #LossAndDamageFund is working on #Participation policies for civil society & Indigenous Peoples. But it is also thinking of establishing an Active Observer seat for the private sector 😱. 160+ organizations are clear: #PeopleNotProfit: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawMar 12, 2025
The #LossAndDamageFund is meant to serve most climate-vulnerable communities! The human right to participation must not be confused with corporate engagement. The Fund's Board has the duty to prioritize the voices of people affected by the #ClimateCrisis & #StopCorporateCapture.
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Show threadCenter for International Environmental LawMar 10, 2025
Just & timely #ClimateFinance flows are critical in relieving debt stress in climate-vulnerable countries as they tackle a crisis they often have not caused. The #LossAndDamageFund presents a critical opportunity to make such flows a reality. www.ciel.org/only-two-day...

Only Two Days Left to Get It R...
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Larry NeufeldOct 7, 2024
A landmark fund for climate reparations is beginning to languish. #ClimateCrisis #LossAndDamageFund https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/10/07/news/pledges-climate-reparation-fund
No new pledges in sight for landmark climate reparation fund

Since rich countries promised $650 million to the so-called loss-and-damage fund last year, new pledges have dried up.

Canada's National Observer