Loss-and-damage agreement could be climate justice game changer—if done right

Canada must use its role on the international stage to ensure equitable and just outcomes for global loss-and-damage funding, such as calling for a grants-based mechanism and not loans that would increase the debt burden of vulnerable countries.

A surprise early gain at the COP28 summit in Dubai was the creation of a ‘loss-and-damage fund’ worth about US$429-million, but after the initial public relations euphoria died down, civil society organizations were quick to note the fund’s gross inadequacy, write Beth Lorimer and Randy Haluza-Delay. Photograph courtesy of Friends of The Earth International/Flickr

Opinion

BY BETH LORIMER, RANDY HALUZA-DELAY

December 11, 2023

For Juan Rachael Roberto, the climate crisis is deeply personal. She has witnessed the tombs of her ancestors washed away by floods, and understands too well the impacts of food insecurity caused by drought in the communities she serves as the South Sudan Council of Churches...

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