We heard that loss and damage159 remained underserved in international climate action—even more so than climate adaptation.160 Contributors called for new and additional funding for loss and damage and for a more ambitious approach to addressing loss and damage.161 Bond and CAN-UK told us that: The UK has not yet shown the leadership necessary on loss and damage to stand up for those suffering the worst impacts of climate change.162 They added that loss and damage was being subordinated to ad...

We heard that loss and damage159 remained underserved in international climate action—even more so than climate adaptation.160 Contributors called for new and additional funding for loss and damage and for a more ambitious approach to addressing loss and damage.161 Bond and CAN-UK told us that: The UK has not yet shown the leadership necessary on loss and damage to stand up for those suffering the worst impacts of climate change.162 They added that loss and damage was being subordinated to adaptation despite having an entire Article dedicated to it in the Paris Agreement.163 In their words: The theme of Adaptation and Resilience ignores loss Type: conclusion | Number: 75 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: Government response: Partially agree The UK COP26 Presidency gave Adaptation, Loss and Damage (ALD) greater prominence than at any other COP. This included a special event on Loss and Damage as part of the ALD Day programme, opened by the COP President Alok Sharma