Abstract

For decades, vulnerable nations have demanded compensation for the devastating impacts of climate change—from rising seas swallowing coastlines to droughts crippling livelihoods. After persistent and tireless advocacy, the international community has finally established the Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This Fund is designed to assist countries facing irreversible climate impacts—damages that adaptation cannot prevent nor mitigation reverses—such as the loss of ancestral homelands or the collapse of entire ecosystems.