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prehensiveriskmanagementapproaches toaddressLossandDamage; (b)Strength-
eningdialogue,coordination,coherenceandsynergiesamongrelevantstakeholders;
(c)Enhancingactionandsupport, includingfinance, technologyandcapacitybuild-
ing(UNFCCC2012).WithregardstoNELD,function(a)isbeingaddressedthrough
theestablishmentof anexpert group,2whichwill likelyalsopositivelyaffect fulfil-
ment of function (b). Function (c) has not yet been addressed. Further elaboration
on this function, agreeduponaccording toDecision2/CP.19 (UNFCCC2013b), (c)
canoffersomeinsightsonwhatmightbeexpectedinthefutureandisworthquoting
in full length:
i. Providing technical support and guidance on approaches to address loss and
damageassociatedwithclimate change impacts, includingextremeevents and
slowonset events;
ii. Providing information and recommendations for consideration by theConfer-
enceofthePartieswhenprovidingguidancerelevanttoreducingtherisksofloss
anddamageand,wherenecessary,addressinglossanddamage, includingtothe
operatingentitiesof thefinancialmechanismoftheConvention,asappropriate;
iii. Facilitatingthemobilizationandsecuringofexpertise,andenhancementofsup-
port, includingfinance,technologyandcapacity-building,tostrengthenexisting
approaches and,where necessary, facilitate the development and implementa-
tionofadditionalapproachestoaddresslossanddamageassociatedwithclimate
changeimpacts, includingextremeweathereventsandslowonsetevents;(Deci-
sion2/CP.19)
As is evidenced in the reference to the financialmechanismof theConvention,
guidanceandpotential standardsdevelopedunder theWIMcanbeexpected tohave
consequencesforcountriesaffectedbylossesanddamages,andbyextensionsNELD.
Any financial mechanism is likely to rely on standardised assessment criteria for
decidingwhichprojects to fund.This is for example thecase for theGreenClimate
Fund,wherea setof criteriaandsub-criteriahasbeendeveloped toguide the rating
ofprojectproposals (GreenClimateFund2014). It isopentoquestionwhethercon-
siderationofNELDwill everprecipitate intoconcrete rulesunderwhichconditions
pre-determined levelsof supportwillbegrantedexplicitly foraddressingNELD. In
eithercase, it isclearthatrecommendationsdevelopedundertheWIMinthecoming
yearsarelikelytobeoflastingeffectforthetreatmentofNELDundertheUNFCCC.
PlacedundertheUNFCCC,NELDisanareaofconcernfortheinternationalcom-
munity and responseswill beguidedby theprincipleof commonbutdifferentiated
responsibility.Thismeans thatconsiderationsof fairburdensharingneed toaccom-
pany the development and implementation of bothmeasures to avoid risks linked
toNELDandmeasures to respond to unavoidedNELD impacts. In the context of
2See http://unfccc.int/adaptation/groups_committees/loss_and_damage_executive_committee/ite
ms/9694.php.
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