Emily Boyd
Professor, Docent
Chapter 5: Loss and Damage
Author
Editor
- Henry Neufeldt
- Lars Christiansen
- Thomas Dale
- Lasse Hemmingsen
Summary, in English
Key messages
▶ In the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), loss and damage has emerged as a third key pillar of climate policy, alongside mitigation and adaptation, to address ever-increasing climate impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effect of climate change.
▶ Losses and damages arise when efforts to avoid or minimize climate impacts through mitigation and adaptation fail. Given the slow progress of mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and of adapting to climate risks, some losses and damages are occurring, and further loss and damage is unavoidable.
▶ There is a broad typology of responses available for both economic and non-economic losses and damages that must all respect country ownership and be equitable, inclusive, accessible and adequate, but the lack of conceptual clarity is a clear barrier to making progress on loss and damage.
▶ Many uncertainties remain regarding the financial needs to address loss and damage, but
innovative funding sources and governance structures must be found to reach the necessary scale.
▶ In the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), loss and damage has emerged as a third key pillar of climate policy, alongside mitigation and adaptation, to address ever-increasing climate impacts in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effect of climate change.
▶ Losses and damages arise when efforts to avoid or minimize climate impacts through mitigation and adaptation fail. Given the slow progress of mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and of adapting to climate risks, some losses and damages are occurring, and further loss and damage is unavoidable.
▶ There is a broad typology of responses available for both economic and non-economic losses and damages that must all respect country ownership and be equitable, inclusive, accessible and adequate, but the lack of conceptual clarity is a clear barrier to making progress on loss and damage.
▶ Many uncertainties remain regarding the financial needs to address loss and damage, but
innovative funding sources and governance structures must be found to reach the necessary scale.
Department/s
- BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
- LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
- LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Publishing year
2023
Language
English
Pages
61-74
Publication/Series
Adaptation Gap Report
Issue
2023
Document type
Report chapter
Publisher
United Nations Environment Programme
Topic
- Environmental Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
- Climate Research
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 978-92-807-4092-9