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Tell World Leaders to Support the Loss and Damage Fund

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Update: On November 30, 2023, countries formally operationalized the Loss and Damage Fund on the first day of COP28 in Dubai, with over $700M committed to date.

The world’s 20 wealthiest nations are responsible for nearly 80% of total greenhouse gas emissions, while all small island nations combined account for barely 1%. But while developing nations contribute very little to climate change, they often bear the greatest burden.

The climate crisis costs communities billions of dollars in damages and claims precious lives. While catastrophic storms make headlines, warming temperatures, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss receive less attention but have an increasingly urgent and costly toll for developing nations. These countries need global support for climate-related loss and damage.

The climate crisis as seen from the frontlines in Belize, Niue, and Tuvalu. Watch more in our original film series: The Frontline.

What is the Loss and Damage Fund?

At last year’s COP27 climate conference, countries made a historic commitment to create a Loss and Damage Fund to help developing nations cope with costs related to the climate crisis. The agreement marked monumental progress, but it left many of the key details of the fund to be designed by a Transitional Committee (TC) of 24 member nations.

Why does your support matter?

Leading into COP28 this December, the TC will advise on the size, structure, and governance of the fund. At COP28, countries must then all come to an agreement on the terms of the fund and formally operationalize it. It is critical that citizens from all corners of the world speak up and urge leaders to keep their commitments to launch the fund this year and support climate-vulnerable countries.

Add your name now to tell world leaders to support the Loss and Damage Fund.

Learn more about this campaign

Loss and Damage

The Costs of the Climate Crisis: Why We Need the Loss and Damage Fund

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R T

it's the right thing to do

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DR. B

you asshats are KILLING US! do you not care about your CHILDREN!!!!

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Mafalda M

people deserve a safe home to live, and that home is the planet

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Steve H

I am signing because I am from developing country that facing real climate crisis impact

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Kimiora H

This is a cause I can support. The less fortunate need our help so they can not only rebuild but live, sustain life and even thrive. So they can know…

1 month ago

Joanne M

Because I care

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Tan K

We need to support people suffering from our impact on climate change

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Tairiri S

It's important that we all do our part and protect what little natural beauty we have left. This includes the government doing their part to help the…

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Yolisa L

This is an important issue, and remaining silent means remaining complicit.

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J M

I Believe that no one should have to go through something that was created by someone else and not have any help from the problem Causers in the fris…

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Jessica D

I care about human beings.

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Cheryl S

when we know better we do better

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Linda P

protection is meeded

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Dorothea L

lol

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Dee D

it is very important

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Thomas H

of climate change and it's effects on the Oceans and Countries of the World.

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Nano L

World leaders must unite to support the Loss and Damage Fund, an essential initiative addressing the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communiti…

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azaniel f

i like tree

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Bre F

I care.

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Devin P

I feel the environment is priceless.

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Margaret T

it's the right thing to do step ip

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Amanda T

I've been watching documentaries about the effect on climate change and these islands and coastlines, even before the damage started happening. it mad…

2 months ago

Thomas O

the rate that habitats of our animal life are being destroyed is alarming. we must create laws that protect the land against greed , big development a…

3 months ago

Coral S

our environment and animals therein are our future

3 months ago

Dr. S. M

I live in a G7/G20 country which is s leader in carbon emmisions.

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