COP27 Side Event: Dealing with Losses and Damages
Onsite event in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the live streaming of our side event was cancelled. Please accept our sincere apologies.
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Helvetas side event at COP27
- Date: 10 November 2022
- Time: 13:15 – 14:45 Cairo Time (UTC+2)
- Onsite location: Tutankhamun (new location!)
Dealing with Losses and Damages: Field Experiences and Lessons for a Global Mechanism
Speakers
Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development, Montenegro
Karina Barrera
Topic: The global goal of adaptation and its relevance to the Global South, views from Ecuador. Opening of the event and setting the scene.
Program Manager, Climate Change & DRR, Helvetas Bangladesh
Topic: Intersectoral coordination of stakeholders for efficient solution building, a case from Bangladesh
Country Director, Helvetas Ethiopia
Topic: Keeping markets active in times of climate disasters through commercial destocking
Associate Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute
Topic: Operationalizing finance for loss and damage: from principles to modalities
Consultant, Climate Action Program, Fundación Avina
Topic: Impacts related to Loss & Damage in the Andes
Senior Vice President, Robert Bosch Foundation
Topic: Future funding strategies for climate philanthropy
Director, Climate Justice Resilience Fund
Topic: New ways to deal with this global challenge
Session moderator
For additional information, contact:
Advisor, Climate Adaptation & Advocacy
Additional reading
- Event Overview (downloadable flyer)
- Climate Home News: "Drought is hitting Ethiopia harder than ever"
- Climate Home News: "Pakistan’s ‘monster disaster’ brings climate compensation into focus"
- Climate Home News: "A climate justice approach to address loss and damage in Bangladesh"
- Helvetas' Position on Climate Justice
Watch the video to learn more about loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Pakistan.
