About The Webinar
Damages from the impact of climate change are estimated to cost the world $1.2 trillion, but those impacts will be felt disproportionately by developing nations. That’s why funding for loss and damage has been an iportant part of the climate justice conversation. But so far, the funding needle has barely moved.
‘We are walkng in inches when we must move in miles,’ said Harjeet Singh, senior advisor with Climate Action Network International when Glasgow’s COP26 closed without a clear plan on finance for loss and damage.
As governments shy away from funding for loss and damage experienced by nations and communities living on the frontlines of climate change, can philanthropy kickstart attention to this issue?
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Where can philanthropic funding leverage its impact to encourage government funding on loss and damage?
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What are the hopes for loss and damage funding from COP27?
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What do activists want from philanthropy on this issue?