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Sep 13 • 24 tweets • 10 min read
1/24 Today was the final day of the 21st meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom21) of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage (WIM), which took place from September 11th to 13th in Bonn, Germany. Prior to ExCom 21, the 2nd meeting of all thematic expert groups of the ExCom (EG2) was also held in Bonn from September 9th to 10th. Our team was there! Here are some key points from the discussions.🧵
2/24 🗣️ ExCom21 covered several agenda items, including:
👉Preparation of voluntary guidelines for enhancing collection and management of data and information to inform the preparation of biennial transparency reports (BTRs);
👉How the latest climate science can inform policy-making relevant to averting, minimising, and addressing #LossAndDamage;
👉Work related to strategic workstreams on slow onset events, non-economic losses (NELs), comprehensive risk management (CRM) approaches, human mobility, and action and support;
Sep 13 • 59 tweets • 15 min read
1/59.📢 The final day of the 11th Technical Expert Dialogue (#TED11) and Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Program (#MAHWP3) of the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG) concluded yesterday in Baku, Azerbaijan 🇦🇿. Here are our #LossAndDamage takeaways. 🧵
2/59. 📺The webcast from day 4 of #TED11 and #MAHWP3 can be found here:
1/55. The first day of the 2⃣nd meeting of the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund has concluded in Songdo - Incheon, in the Republic of South Korea 🇰🇷. Here are our takeaways.🧵
🤔Don't want to read a thread? 📜 Read this detailed summary instead 😊: docs.google.com/document/d/1ES…
2/55. The 2⃣nd meeting of the Board of the #LossAndDamage Fund opened with a statement by Ji-Young Choi, Deputy Minister for Intl. Affairs, @moefkorea_eng, Republic of Korea 🇰🇷, who announced a voluntary contribution of $7 million USD to the #LossAndDamage Fund.
Jun 3 • 44 tweets • 14 min read
1/44. 📢 Today was the first day of the 2024 #BonnClimateConference which saw the opening plenary and a Technical Expert Dialogue on the New Collective Quantified Goal on #ClimateFinance (#NCQG), here are our #LossAndDamage takeaways. 🧵
2/44. This morning started with a Press conference from the Alliance of Small Island States (@AOSISChair) and the Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group (@LDCChairUNFCCC) on expectations for the #BonnClimateConference.
1/18.⚠️USEFUL INFO: The 20th meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the Warsaw International Mechanism for #LossAndDamage (WIM) will take place from the 12-15th of March in Bonn, Germany 🇩🇪. Here’s some useful context, what to expect and our expectations for #WIMExCom20🧵.
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.
1/17. Its day twelve —the last official day of #COP28— and it looks like we are headed for overtime! Today was a day of powerful reactions to last nights #GlobalStocktake text which failed to call for a phase out of #FossilFuels. Here are our #LossAndDamage takeaways.🧵
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.
1/11.⚡️BREAKING NEWS⚡️: The fifth meeting (#TC5) of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the #LossAndDamage Fund has agreed on recommendations to send to #COP28. However, the US 🇺🇸 says “it is not a consensus document” because they were not in the room when it was adopted.
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.
Nov 4, 2023 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
1/10.📢It is day two of the fifth meeting (#TC5) of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the #LossAndDamage Fund in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪. The new text for the #LossAndDamage Fund is out and it is totally ⛔️ unacceptable!
1⃣ The text sees @WorldBank become the interim host of the #LossAndDamage Fund without a clear exit. (Developing countries have been clear, they will only accept the @WorldBank as an interim host with a set of conditions and not forever!).
Oct 21, 2023 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
1/18. The fourth (#TC4) meeting of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the #LossAndDamage Fund ended at 02:30am. TC members could not agree on recommendations to #COP28 on the operationalisation of the #LossAndDamage Fund and have agreed to a fifth meeting (#TC5). Our takeaways.🧵
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.”
Oct 18, 2023 • 33 tweets • 13 min read
1/33. Here are our key takeaways from the first day of the fourth and final meeting of the Transitional Committee (#TC4) of the #LossAndDamage Fund in Aswan, Egypt 🇪🇬.
📼See the webcast from day one here:
📼 Webcast for day two:
2/33. The Co-Chairs started TC4 by sharing their plans for #TC4:
1⃣The first two days of #TC4 will see TC members go through outstanding issues.
2⃣The Co-Chairs will then come back with a proposed text to be considered for the final two days of #TC4.
Sep 7, 2023 • 26 tweets • 8 min read
📜1/25. Yesterday was day 3⃣ of the #AfricaClimateSummit which saw events both inside and outside the official venue. Here are the #LossAndDamage updates from our coordinator @nhyacinthe791 who is in Nairobi for #AfricanClimateWeek. 🧵
🔗 africaclimatesummit.org
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.
1/24.📰NEW BLOG: The third meeting (#TC3) of the Transitional Committee (TC) of the #LossAndDamage Fund agreed at #COP27 ended last week. With 3 of 4 meetings done, @jar_climate shares thoughts on progress so far and the road to #COP28.🧵
🔗Read it here: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/stories-op/hid…
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.
1/123. The Transitional Committee (TC) tasked with providing recommendations to #COP28 on how to set up the new #LossAndDamage Fund held its second workshop (#TCWS2) on addressing #LossAndDamage this weekend in Bangkok, Thailand🇹🇭. Here are some of our key takeaways. 🧵
24/123. ...with regional projects and triggers, to ensure that the most vulnerable can access.
Jun 23, 2023 • 25 tweets • 8 min read
1/25. 🧵The long anticipated #ParisSummit for a #NewGlobalFinancingPact came to a close today. Here are our thoughts on how we move forward from here on the road to #COP28 in the context of #LossAndDamage. 👇
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.
Jun 14, 2023 • 25 tweets • 25 min read
1/25. Today is the ninth day of the #BonnClimateConference (#SB58) and it saw the continuation of discussions on the #SantiagoNetwork for #LossAndDamage, a number of excellent side events, and importantly the adoption of the agenda. Here are some of our highlights!🧵
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.
1/4. “When we talk about #Equity, developing countries will also practise #Equity. Trust them.” @harjeet11 of @CANIntl explains why developing countries must be able to decide who can access support from the #LossAndDamage Fund at the #BonnClimateConference (#SB58). 🧵
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.”
1/38. Today is the eighth day of the #BonnClimateConference (#SB58) and it saw the closing plenary of the Technical Dialogue of the #GST, discussions on the #SantiagoNetwork, the continuation of the #NCQG’s 6th Technical Expert Dialogue and the first stocktaking plenary. 🧵
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”.
Jun 13, 2023 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
1/4. “It is very surprising that at this time we are still arguing for #HumanRights [within multilateral processes]. We are facing harassment, surveillance and sexual harassment...Countries normally vocal are remaining quiet.” @CamilaZepedaL, Head of Delegation, Mexico 🇲🇽.
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."