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Table2.4 Categorisationof thedifferentiatedremedial responsibilitiesofcountries tofosterL&D
measureswithout exclusively relyingonoutcomeresponsibility
ReplaceableL&D(economicand
somenon-economicL&D) Non-replaceableL&D
(non-economicL&D)
Sudden-onset extremes
(insurableL&D) Formeasures (A)mainly
countries are remedially
responsible that arebest able to:
• financially support risk transfer
(e.g. insuranceorcatastrophe
bonds) schemes
• financially support risk
reduction (e.g. preventive
buildingmeasures) and
relocationschemes
and/or
• provide technologyand
know-howinsettingupand
maintainingsuchschemes Formeasures (B)mainly
countries are remedially
responsible that arebest able to:
• financially support securing
recognition, remembranceof
lossandcounselling
and/or
• provideexperienceand
know-howhowtoovercome
loss
Slow-onsetprocesses
(non-insurableL&D) Formeasures (C)mainly
countries are remedially
responsible that arebest able to:
• financially support risk
reductionand relocation
schemes
• financially support catastrophe
bonds schemes for countries at
risk
and/or
• provide technologyand
know-howinsettingupand
maintainingsuchschemes Formeasures (D)mainly
countries are remedially
responsible that arebest able to:
• financially support securing
recognition, remembranceof
lossandcounselling
and/or
• provideexperienceand
know-howhowtoachieve
alternative livelihoods
other communities and countries still in need of assistance. To increase efficiency
and effectiveness, it seems plausible that those countries are also under a duty to
assist those inneedofassistancewhoarefacingsimilar (risksof)L&Dastheywere
orare threatenedwith themselves.
2.6 Conclusions
In this chapterwe aimed atmappingout themost important ethical considerations
relevant in case of climate L&D. Especially in light of the Paris Agreement and
themulti-causality of factors beyondanthropogenic climate change contributing to
L&D,weelaboratedontheethicalimplicationsofL&D—intheshorttomediumter-
m—withinadistributiveframework. Inaddition todifferentiatingresponsibilities in
lightofcompensatoryconsiderationsandliability,wearguedthatL&Dcouldalsobe
Loss and Damage from Climate Change
Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Title
- Loss and Damage from Climate Change
- Subtitle
- Concepts, Methods and Policy Options
- Authors
- Reinhard Mechler
- Laurens M. Bouwer
- Thomas Schinko
- Swenja Surminski
- JoAnne Linnerooth-Bayer
- Publisher
- Springer Open
- Date
- 2019
- Language
- English
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-72026-5
- Size
- 16.0 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 580
- Keywords
- Environment, Climate change, Environmental law, Environmental policy, Risk management
- Categories
- International
- Naturwissenschaften Umwelt und Klima