Thread by @harjeet11

#ClimateChange Heads of Delegation are in Cairo to discuss #LossAndDamage.

I made an intervention for @CANIntl in the opening plenary urging them to put L&D Finance on the #COP27 agenda to establish L&D Finance Facility and deliver #ClimateJustice.

Excerpt as a THREAD – 1/11

#We are already in the era of #LossAndDamage!

In the last few months, we have seen unfathomable levels of suffering because of #climate impacts

We've seen #heatwaves #droughts #wildfire and #floodings sweep through the world and the horrific devastation by #PakistanFloods

2/11

Science tells us how much worse this situation is and why that is.

Because #polluters keep polluting and those who are most responsible refuse to do their fair share.

theguardian.com/environment/ng…

#BigOil #CarbonBomb @dpcarrington @mrmatthewtaylor

3/11

Humanitarian system is not enough!

@Oxfam research reveals that funding requirements for UN humanitarian appeals linked to extreme weather are eight times higher today than they were 20 years ago.

4/11

oxfam.org/en/research/fo…

@Oxfam also estimates that over the past five years, UN humanitarian appeals linked to extreme weather were only 54% funded on average, resulting in an estimated funding shortfall of $28–$33bn.

And we know, these appeals do not represent the full cost of #LossAndDamage.

5/11

By 2050, the economic cost of #LossAndDamage in developing countries is conservatively estimated to be between 1 to 1.8 trillion USD, and this does not include the non-economic losses such as loss of life, culture, territory amongst others.

6/11

us.boell.org/en/unpacking-f…

Yet, in the last three decades, finance for addressing #LossAndDamage has remained elusive regardless of consistent pleas from the most vulnerable. The failure of ambitious #mitigation and adaptation actions resulted in ever increasing need for finance to address L&D.

7/11

You have an opportunity to ensure that the history of failed leadership and the lack of political will changes course.

You must agree to the proposal by the G77 & China supported by 400+ organisations to put #LossAndDamage on the official #COP27.

climatenetwork.org/resource/lette…

8/11

Please, let us not have an agenda fight. This would be a complete waste of time!

If you do not deliver, what message are you sending to people who have lost everything?

You are telling them that you don’t care.

9/11

We expect that #COP27 must agree to establish the #LossAndDamage Finance Facility.

We have outlined the principles, functions, operational modalities of the L&D Finance Facility and how resources can be mobilized.

climatenetwork.org/resource/ldff-…

10/11

I speak from experience as someone who has worked on the ground with impacted communities. Communities need finance to address #LossAndDamage now!

There is no other option, no endless dialogues to be had - you must lead and deliver #ClimateJustice.

Thank you!

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