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These are examples for the many ways to counter the damage inflicted by climatechange.However,notall adverseeffectsofclimatechangecanbedealtwith by reducing vulnerability, increasing resilience or providing pre-agreed finance. Other impacts of climate change, such as sea level rise, can also lead to non-economic losses when e.g. cultural sites get inundated. In situations where community members face slow-onset events, they often have to consider making decisive changes regarding e.g. their residency and livelihoods. We want to improve the understanding around the role of climate risks on human mobility patterns: how can partner countries be best assisted in facilitating seasonal or temporary migration and, as a last resort, planned relocation processes; how to ensure implementation in a participativemanner and in close coordinationwith the hosting communities? Because of themulti-faceted impacts of climate change on humankind,weacknowledge the importanceofdealingwith climate changeand its impact onhuman lives and livelihoods and support our partner countries bilaterally and through our collaboration with international organizations. We have a long-standing engagementwith theWarsaw InternationalMechanism (WIM) since its inception at the COP 19 in Warsaw and support its catalytic role to reach a common understanding of the most pressing issues and existing and emerging approaches todealwith them.TheWIMisagoodexampleofhowsolutionscanbe achieved together, through thecooperationof states, academia, civil societyand the private sector. We have already translated our willingness to act into many projects and pro- grammes and continue to do so, also by supporting partner countries in tackling climate risks with tailor-made solutions (see box on a Climate RiskManagement Framework in the chapter bySchinko et al. 2018, page 98). But it is of paramount importance to continuously study climate change, its known impacts and potential threats and interlinkages to improve the answers to these challenges. Current and future research can help us to understand the planetary boundaries and relevant tipping points. Such insights can facilitate an informed public debate driven by academia, civil society, private sector aswell asgovernments.TheBMZisandwill remain a strong partner in supporting all those actors on different levels. Only by fostering partnershipswillwebe able to address the challenges that lie ahead. This book is avaluablecontribution to thedialogueand fosters acommonunderstanding of key issues regardingLoss andDamage, thus further strengtheningmuch-needed exchange. Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven Director-General Global Issues FederalMinistry of EconomicCooperation andDevelopment (BMZ) Germany viii Foreword II: Perspective of Germany