Why has international diplomacy failed on climate loss and damage?

As COP27 begins in Egypt following historic floods in Pakistan and a summer of international droughts, will this finally be the year rich governments begin to take climate finance seriously?

Bertie speaks to Karim Ahmed about his recent white policy paper on loss and damage, which is being presented at COP27. Dr. Ahmed is a director of the Global Council for Science and the Environment, and a Professor at the University of Connecticut Health Center. He has previously had high level roles at NRDC, US Government departments, UN environmental bodies, and the World Bank.

Further reading from Dr. Ahmed: 

• The Impact of Global Climate Change on Vulnerable Communities: Climate-Related Loss & Damage and Financial Reparations, a Policy White Paper (2022)
• Climate Justice, Humans Rights, and the Case for Reparations, Health and Human Rights Journal (2021)
• Why we need a Global Climate Reparations Fund, ELCI (2022)
• What is the financial cost of loss and damage from climate change?, ELCI (2022)

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