Thread by @LossandDamage

1/29. It’s day eleven of #COP27 and it was a busy day in #SharmElSheikh with press conferences by @CANIntl and the G77 and China, the #PeoplesPlenary, a @COP27P event on Cultural Heritage, an HoD meeting on the cover decision and #LossAndDamage side events throughout the day. 🧵

2/29.#LossAndDamage side events kicked of this morning with an event on Non-Economic #LossAndDamage (#NELD): “Losing the Irreplaceable: #LossAndDamage, #Culture & Heritage” at the #ResilienceHub.

3/29. During the event, @nusrat_naushin highlighted that in areas where intense saltwater intrusion is happening Non-Economic #LossAndDamage is taking place: “#Women and small children are bearing the brunt. People are losing their hair, women are having gynaecological issues.”

4/29. From @farhanaclimate who asked us to think about “Who's causing the change, who experiencing the change and who is being forced to accept it.” in the context of addressing #LossAndDamage.

5/29. And from Queen Quet of @GullahGeechee nation: “We don’t want to be defined by #LossAndDamage. Why not call us by what we are cultural heritage communities.”

6/29. This morning @CANInt held a press briefing featuring #Vanuatu’s Minister of #ClimateChange @RRegenvanu, #Scotland’s Minister of Environment @MairiMcAllan, Ambassador Nabeel Munir of #Pakistan, Thandolwethu Lukuko of @can_southafrica and @harjeet11 of @CANInt.

7/29. During the press conference Nabeel Munir, made it clear that: “If we cannot get a political signal 30 years later, then what are we doing? If we don’t get a #LossAndDamage fund, this will not be a successful COP.”

8/29. Whilst @RRegenvanu of #Vanuatu made it clear that it is possible to set up a #LossAndDamage fund at #COP27: “The #LossAndDamage fund is something that can be done now as an operating entity under the financial mechanism of the @UNFCCC.”

9/29. Also this morning the #PeoplesPlenary took place with representatives of #CivilSociety from all parts of the world and across movements and campaigns coming together in Plenary Ramses.

https://twitter.com/WGC_Climate/status/1593170572049272838

10/29. At noon a Head of Delegation (HoD) meeting was convened on the cover decision. The @COP27P has released a non-paper of elements earlier in the day as the basis for discussions.

11/29. Some developing countries asked for the cover decision to include the call for a #LossAndDamage fund to be established at #COP27. Other Parties said that the outcome under the agenda item should not be pre-judged while bilaterals are taking place.

12/29. Early this afternoon @LossDamageYouth held an event on the #Youth perspective on #LossAndDamage finance and positive #ClimateAction.

13/29. During the event @Alpha_Djalon of the #NewGeneration of Young Negotiators was awarded a $50K USD grant from @LossDamageYouth with funding from @scotgove for a coastal project in #Guinea to be implemented by Green Transformation 2050.

https://twitter.com/youthmakechange/status/1593213057416990722

14/29. This afternoon the G77 and China, @LDCChairUNFCCC, @AOSISChair and @AilacCC held a press conference during which they stressed that they are united in their call for an operating entity to address #LossAndDamage under the Financial Mechanism of the @UNFCCC at #COP27.

15/29. Speaking on behalf of the G77 and China, H.E @sherryrehman, Minister of Environment, #Pakistan, said: “Give us a political decision [on a #LossAndDamage fund]… #ClimateJustice delayed, will be #ClimateJustice denied.”

16/29. Speaking on behalf of @AOSISChair H.M. Molwyn Joseph of #AntiguaAndBarbuda said, "Why should I be pushed to go to the @UN to stand up and ask for charity? Ask for people to give donations. This cannot be an acceptable solution for any Small Island States at this time.”

17/29. Speaking for the @LDCChairUNFCCC H.E Alioune Ndoye of #Senegal said: “What do we want here in #SharmElSheikh? We want a political decision to set up a #LossAndDamage finance facility”

18/29.On why a #LossAndDamage fund or facility is the only possible outcome of #COP27, Malcom Stufkens of #Honduras spoke on behalf of @AilacCC saying:. “It is clear that who is most suffering and who is bearing the cost for #LossAndDamage are the most vulnerable”.

19/29.At 18:30 @PracticalAction hosted: “Unlocking progress on #LossAndDamage: To many, the #ClimateNegotiations appear to be stuck, how do we unlock progress on #LossAndDamage?" Which highlighted the role that litigation can play in "moving the needle" on #LossAndDamage finance.

20/29. Speakers included Saul Luciano Liuya, a Peruvian farmer who has taken #Germany energy company @RWE_AG to court for causing #LossAndDamage to the glaciers which he depends on for his livelihood. “The companies have polluted and we are suffering the consequences in Peru.”

21/29. We also heard from Cesar Rodriguez-Garavito who explained that: “Litigation can serve as a nudge for negotiators, it keeps the pressure on governments and hopefully on corporations as well.” in the context of delivering #LossAndDamage finance under the @UNFCCC and beyond.

22/29. From Noah Walker of @Germanwatch who stressed that “In principle it is possible to hold major emitters responsible for all types of #LossAndDamage caused by the #ClimateCrisis.”

23/29. From @lienvandamme on how because the #ClimateCrisis is a #HumanRights crisis: “Countries #HumanRights obligations are important ways find solutions to #LossAndDamage.”

24/29. And from Hafij Khan, Loss and Damage negotiator for the @LDCChairUNFCCC: “Our demand, we need to establish a #LossAndDamage finance facility at #COP27. We are not asking too much, our vulnerable communities, our ecosystems need immediate response.”

25/29. You can watch the full event here:

26/29. Throughout the day informal discussions and bilaterals on funding arrangements for #LossAndDamage took place. This evening the facilitators indicated they had made room available for exchanges between Parties and groups.

27/29. We are told that the co-facilitators are planning to release a text tonight. Interventions from #AntiguaAndBarbuda on behalf of @AOSISChair and #Colombia on behalf of @AilacCC indicate that Parties are concerned that they have not yet received a text.

28/29. Tonight the closing plenaries for those items already finalised for the COP, CMP and CMA took place followed by a joint stocktake convened by the @COP27P. We will be tweeting highlights from these plenaries later tonight.

29/29. Tomorrow we expect that the ministers facilitating the issue on funding for #LossAndDamage will be convened and that there will be further discussions on the cover decision. We will keep you updated as these discussions evolve.

30/30. 📜Find out more about #LossAndDamage at #COP27 below:

🚨Live doc with the latest on L&D: docs.google.com/document/d/1Q9…

📸#LossAndDamage cheat sheet for journalists: docs.google.com/document/d/1aO…

🧑‍🎓And learn more about #LossAndDamage here: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/whatislossandd…