Governments of countries that are vulnerable to unprecedented extreme weather events must prepare, respond and protect their people and ecosystems, but are hampered by a lack of guidance on how loss and damage should be addressed in practice, who should foot the bill, and a lack of technical support.
Based on IIED research, interviews and dialogues with community representatives and government officials from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), this briefing considers practical solutions to the unique challenge of loss and damage that they face.
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