Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are facing increasingly devastating impacts of climate change that are leading to loss and damage (L&D). As LDCs revise their climate action plans known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), they should provide concrete evidence about L&D. This can help LDCs make the case for additional climate finance, technology and capacity-building support needed by them to tackle L&D. This paper analyses how LDCs are currently reporting loss and damage in their NDCs and National Adaptation Plans, identifies gaps or issues in coverage, and suggests a framework for addressing these gaps. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/harnessing-nationally-determined-contributions-tackle-loss-and-damage-least
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/harnessing nidc.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/iied
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global