loss and damage

Op-ed: What’s next for Loss and Damage? Three principles for helping those most in need

Media coverage / COP27's establishment of a Loss and Damage fund is a crucial victory. Now it must prioritize the most vulnerable communities, SEI researchers say.

Ten new insights in climate science 2022

Journal article / In this journal article, 65 researchers from 23 countries summarize what the assess as the past year’s most important findings within climate change research.

COP27 delivers on finance for Loss and Damage, disappoints on fossil fuels, adaptation

Media advisory / COP27 failed to advance climate action. Ended with only one achievement: the decision to establish a fund for financial support to victims of climate impacts.

Video: Why climate adaptation must be a globally shared responsibility

Feature / This video lays out how impacts from climate change are a shared risk - and adaptation to climate change must become a shared reality.

Making headway on loss and damage

Past event / This event will discuss how to scale up action related to loss and damage.

Dealing with losses and damages: field experiences and lessons for a global mechanism

Past event / This side event will highlight current approaches to deal with losses and damages and address the imperatives for a L&D global mechanism.

A year in action: Loss and damage from COP26 to now

Past event / Join this event to hear how Scottish Government-funded efforts to address loss and damage and the impact it has had on communities.

Do rich countries have a “moral responsibility” to pay for the cost of climate change?

Media coverage / If rich countries contribute the most to climate change, do they owe a debt to poorer ones who are least responsible - yet suffer the most?

Adaptation, implementation, and finance key issues at COP27

Media advisory / SEI researchers will be in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt at COP27 from 6-18 November 2022 and are available for commentaries and analysis.