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2/18. #WIMExCom20 will take place at Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn with the meeting opening on the 12 March 2024 at 09:00 a.m. CET. The meeting will be hybrid.
2/17. For our latest analysis of the 5⃣ key #LossAndDamage issues —with accompanying solutions— that we want to see addressed in the new #GST text.
2/11. The US 🇺🇸stood as the only TC member blocking consensus by asking for last-minute changes to the text when all other TC members had agreed to the “imperfect text”. Having blocked adoption several times, the US left the room when Co-Chairs called for the final time to adopt. 
2/10. Why is it unacceptable?
2/18. The day started with a message from @COP28_UAE President Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber: “We have no choice but to deliver. This is what is expected of us. This is the mandate of this Transitional Committee for #LossAndDamage.” 
2/33. The Co-Chairs started TC4 by sharing their plans for #TC4:
2/26. The official proceedings of the Summit culminated yesterday with the adoption of the #NairobiDeclaration to be taken forward to the upcoming #UNGA and the #ClimateAmbitionSummit convened by @UN Secretary General @antonioguterres on September 20th.
2/24. First a quick recap, #COP27 made the momentous decision to establish a #LossAndDamage Fund, the decision included establishing a Transitional Committee charged with making recommendations to #COP28 to operationalise the Fund.
24/123. ...with regional projects and triggers, to ensure that the most vulnerable can access.
2/25. It’s clear we need a complete transformation of the current system run for the benefit of polluters and rich countries and a rebalancing towards people, especially those on the front line of the #ClimateCrisis —the #ParisSummit fell far short of that.
2/25. This morning kicked off with three #LossAndDamage side events happening at the same time! Sadly we could not get to them all, but the good news is that there are webcasts with which to revisit them.
2/6. “When talking about #ClimateFinance, the issue of corruption keeps coming up and yes there is a challenge there. "
2/4. “All developing countries should be eligible [to access the #LossAndDamage Fund] and it is important to keep that language for unity. We know that it is LDC’s, SIDs & Africa that are going to be prioritised. Rich countries should trust developing countries to sort that out.”
2/4. So far Parties have recognised:
2/38. Today also saw a focus on #HumanRights with a number of side events and an action drawing attention to the key message that “there can be no #ClimateJustice without #HumanRights”.
2/3. "As a country we speak up and defend #Pariticpation, defend #HumanRights, we are left alone in many negotiating rooms, including those discussing #LossAndDamage."
2/30. This morning kicked of with the event “Linking #LossAndDamage to Conflict Affected and Fragile Settings” held alongside the #BonnClimateConference (#SB58) with @FriEnt_news, @IDOS_research and @BROT_furdiewelt. Key messages included:
2/3.The issue at stake is the inclusion of a new agenda item proposed by the LMDC group and supported by the G77 and China, ALBA and AILAC on "scaling up ambition for #MitigationFinace". With the LMDC saying that it will not allow the agenda to include the #MitigationWorkplan.
2/5. “What is needed is a #LossAndDamage Fund under the @UNFCC, with needs based finance, a window for rapid onset events, a window for slow onset and importantly a window for small grants directly accessible to communities.”
2/9. Our key take always include: 
2/13. Following the opening of #TC2, TC members undertake an exchange of views with non-Party observer constituencies on the purpose and scope of the new funding arrangements for responding to #LossAndDamage and the #LossAndDamage Fund established at #COP27.