Global: A human rights-focused Loss and Damage Fund for climate change is vital to alleviate suffering

Global: A human rights-focused Loss and Damage Fund for climate change is vital to alleviate suffering

With negotiations on how to finance and manage an international Loss and Damage Fund on the brink of failure before the COP28 climate summit begins later this month, Amnesty International’s Climate Advisor Ann Harrison said:

“A functioning and effective Loss and Damage Fund which can help communities shattered by catastrophic climate events to recover is potentially a matter of life or death for people facing the severe consequences of global warming, such as droughts, floods, rising sea levels and loss of livelihoods.

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