Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)

?? Save the Date: 23 April 2025 **** Dialogue on Strengthening Response(s) to Loss and Damage through Complementarity, Coherence and Coordination ? Building upon the strong call(s) to action for addressing loss and damage in vulnerable nations at its high level event at COP29 Azerbaijan in Baku, the Board of FRLD is?hosting?its first annual High Level Dialogue (HLD) on the sidelines of the 2025 Spring Meetings of The World Bank and International Monetary Fund. ? The HLD,?hosted in coordination with the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General,?will focus on strengthening complementarity, coherence and coordination within the global climate finance landscape, building on key messages from COP29 – including strong political support, global solidarity to address global crisis, fostering collaboration among funding arrangements, supporting country-driven approaches to address climate challenges and inclusive transparency – to advance solutions for loss and damage for the most vulnerable nations. Amongst other things, the HLD will call for strengthening partnerships and fostering collaboration on funding arrangements, driving for country-led approaches and ensuring inclusivity and transparency in responding to climate related loss and damage. It will also explore practical strategies to maximize the effectiveness of existing funding mechanisms by minimizing overlaps and maximizing synergies while improving resource allocation and information sharing. ?? Save the date: April 23, 2025 | Washington, D.C. United Nations Green Climate Fund Climate Investment Funds International Monetary Fund The World Bank Jean-Christophe Donnellier Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG COP29 Azerbaijan COP28 UAE COP27 - UN Climate Change Conference Adaptation Fund United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) #FRLD #ClimateAction #LossAndDamage #ClimateFinance #GlobalSolidarity #SpringMeetings2025

Thank you Achim Steiner for your leadership on global development matters and for our productive meeting in Cape Town on the margins of the Finance in Common Summit, and for renewing UNDP’s firm commitment to supporting the work of Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and to joining forces to enhance the responses to loss and damage in the most vulnerable nations. Global climate crisis calls for Global Solidarity and #UNDP and #FRLD stand for global solidarity! We look forward to welcoming Achim to the upcoming FRLD Board-led High Level Dialogue on Funding Arrangements on the margins of the World Bank/IMF spring meetings in Washington, DC, in April 2025. Maggie Mutesi Luis Tineo

Thank you Mafalda Duarte for your continued leadership on global climate cause(s) and for our productive meeting today in Cape Town on the margins of the Finance in Common Summit, and for renewing Green Climate Fund’s strong commitment and support to the work of Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). Together, we have identified tangible areas where our two institutions will be collaborating on to help enhance the responses to loss and damage in the most vulnerable nations. As we head to COP30 in Brazil in December 2025, developing nations expect highly from #GCF and #FRLD, Mafalda and I are both fully committed to doing our part so that no one is left behind! We look forward to welcoming Mafalda along with other UNFCCC Vertical Funds and partners to the upcoming #FRLD Board-led High Level Dialogue on Funding Arrangements on the margins of the World Bank/ IMF spring meetings in Washington, DC, in April 2025. Maggie Mutesi Luis Tineo UN Climate Change Adaptation Fund Global Environment Facility Climate Investment Funds The World Bank Africa Adaptation Initiative United Nations #lossandamage #climatefinance #cop27 #Cop28 #cop29 #cop30

At the Finance in Common (FIC) Summit in Cape Town, #FRLD reaffirmed its commitment to supporting vulnerable nations facing the devastating impacts of climate change. We extend our gratitude to Rémy Rioux Chairman of the FIC and DG Agence Fran?aise de Développement for the invite. Participating in the high-level roundtable "Towards COP30: New mechanisms for scaling up sustainable finance - Our Executive Director, Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG emphasized the urgency to highly capitalize #FRLD to help meet demand and the critical need for bold, innovative financing solutions to respond to the growing impacts from climate losses and damages. The ED also met with some of the Fund’s key partners and stakeholders (UNDP, GCF, Italy, AFD, etc.) securing their renewed commitment to supporting FRLD's critical work to enhance loss and damage responses in the world's most vulnerable nations. As we look ahead to #COP30, FRLD stands ready to collaborate with partners to drive meaningful action and ensure that communities most affected by climate change receive the support they urgently need. #FICS2024 #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction Maggie Mutesi UNDP Green Climate Fund Finance in Common Agence Fran?aise de Développement Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

Thank you to the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres for his continued leadership and call to action for the capitalization of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) and for increased funding for adaptation. The SG has once again made a compelling call to action for #FRLD and #adaptation finance at the African Union Summit in Addis, Ethiopia. We at #FRLD are committed to making sure these funds get to where they are needed the most in the vulnerable nations. ——————————————————— Merci au Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, António Guterres, pour son leadership continu et son appel à l'action pour la capitalisation du Fonds de réponse aux pertes et dommages (FRLD) et pour l'augmentation du financement pour l'adaptation. Le SG a une fois de plus lancé un appel à l'action convaincant pour le financement de la #FRLD et de l'#adaptation lors du sommet de l'Union africaine à Addis, en éthiopie. A #FRLD, nous nous engageons à garantir que ces fonds parviennent là où ils sont le plus nécessaires dans les pays vulnérables. Maggie Mutesi Luis Tineo Adaptation Fund Green Climate Fund #adaptationfinance

A heartfelt thank you to Fatimata Wane-Sagna and FRANCE 24 for the opportunity to share the story of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage with global audiences. Our Executive Director, Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG spoke about the Fund’s critical role in providing timely, targeted, and tangible support to communities facing the most severe consequences of climate induced loss and damage. At a time when lives and livelihoods are increasingly at risk, our mission is clear: to ensure that those most in need receive the assistance they deserve. This conversation comes as part of our ongoing stakeholder engagement efforts, where our Executive Director has been sharing the significant progress made and the importance of global collaboration in transforming commitments into tangible actions. As we move forward, we remain deeply committed to working hand in hand with partners and communities to ensure that help reaches those who need it most. #FRLD #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction https://lnkd.in/duaQcfSq

Thank you ODI Global Risks and Resilience ODI Global, and Emily Wilkinson for the opportunity to engage with our Executive Director Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG in such a meaningful conversation. Your expertise in research and policy surrounding climate impacts is invaluable, as we work to define key questions to better address loss and damage, and ensure that those we serve receive the help and support they need and as quickly as possible. . We look forward to collaborating with you to strengthen our efforts in tackling loss and damage and creating a sustainable future for all. Incase you missed the conversation, please watch here - https://lnkd.in/efdNBJT2 #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction

#Strengthening our partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office In line with #FRLD’s stakeholders engagement plan, our Executive Director Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG led a team to hold, today in London ???? a series of high-level meetings with senior officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which oversees the UK contribution and relationship with #FRLD We are grateful to Mrs. Jenny Bates Director General of Economics, Climate and Global Issues at #FCDO for kicking off our London visit. Together, we spoke about several strategic matters that are directly relevant to #FRLD, including the need to strengthen global solidarity to address climate crisis, fostering coherence, complementarity and coordination within the climate funds, the differentiation of #FRLD within the climate funds, the urgency to build an #FRLD impact story by accelerating the launch of its early interventions and the diversification of financial instruments to respond to loss and damage in the most vulnerable nations. We further held a productive and more operational meeting with Gerard Howe an #FRLD board member, and his colleagues at the Department for Adaptation, Nature and Resilience at #FCDO. During our open and constructive discussions, we covered important matters such as measuring the success of the Fund through a comprehensive M&E plan, the priority intervention areas for the Fund’s startup phase, incorporating the lessons learned from other Funds in designing the operating model of #FRLD, the diversification of financial instruments to respond to loss and damage, the upcoming board led High-level dialogue on funding arrangements, the lessons learned from community-led small grants programs, the long-term resource mobilization plan of #FRLD, etc. We are grateful to Gerard Howe for facilitating our engagements at FCDO and other stakeholders, including our talk at #ODI which was attended by UK and international civil society organizations. #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction #EUClimateAction UK Government Investments (UKGI) ODI Global UN Climate Change The World Bank Green Climate Fund Luis Tineo COP29 Azerbaijan COP28 UAE

#Strengthening FRLD’s strong partnership with the #EuropeanUnion This week, in Brussels, Belgium ???? we held a series of productive engagements with the European Union-a significant contributor to the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). Our visit led by our Executive Director Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG underscored the #EU's commitment to the mandate of #FRLD.? We kicked off the visit with a meeting with European Union 's FRLD board and alternate board members under the leadership of #FRLD Board Co-chair, Jean-Christophe Donnellier. We exchanged on the current state of the Fund, its operating model options and strategic priorities as well as the expectations from our upcoming 5th board meeting to be held in April 2025 in Barbados. We also had the privilege of engaging with 20 Brussels-based climate related stakeholders, mostly from civil society organisations (CSOs). We updated them on the Fund's progress to date and gathered constructive comments on building transparent and inclusive relationships with the CSO. Our meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA) was constructive and focused on strategic and operational matters of the Fund, including resource mobilisation and early interventions. He reiterated the European Commission 's unwavering commitment to the Fund and the critical importance of global solidarity in addressing climate crisis. We had a productive engagement with Ms #MarjetaJager, Deputy DG (DDG), International Partnerships (INTPA) and Carla Montesi Director of Green Deal and Digital Agenda at INTPA. Our discussions focused on forging strategic partnerships that could significantly enhance the Fund's response to climate-induced loss and damage. Finally, we held a constructive meeting with DDG #HansDas of DG ECHO (European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations). We focused on topics such as the link between responding to loss and damage and humanitarian assistance. During this meeting, DDG #HansDas also provided a fascinating tour of the #EU's situation room, giving us valuable insights into their coordinated response to various crises. Our appreciation goes to # FRLD board member Jan Dusík and Alternate Board member Elizabeth Carthy for facilitating our engagement at the EU! #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction #EUClimateAction IOM Global Office Brussels European Investment Bank (EIB) UN Climate Change The World Bank Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe ActionAid Jan Dusík Stella Brozek-Everaert Elizabeth Carthy Jose Delgado Jens Fugl Luis Tineo

??Exciting collaboration to foster climate action!??? As encouraged by our respective boards as part of their commitment to foster complementarity, coherence and coordination within the global climate landscape, we are absolutely thrilled to announce our decision to collaborate with the Santiago network in our shared mission to address the impacts of climate change, particularly for developing countries that are most vulnerable. During a recent meeting in Bonn, Germany, FRLD’s Executive Director,Ibrahima Cheikh DIONG and the Santiago Network’s (SN) Director, Carolina Fuentes had a highly productive discussion on exploring potential collaboration opportunities between our two institutions, emphasizing the importance of working together to fulfill our respective mandates more effectively. Together with SN, we agreed to focus our collaboration on the following key areas: 1?? Strengthening support for vulnerable nations to access critical resources and technical assistance to help enhance responses to loss and damage. 2?? Promoting and sharing information and knowledge across our networks to empower communities facing climate challenges. 3?? Building synergies with partners for a cohesive and integrated approach to loss and damage response. By aligning our efforts, we aim to minimize duplication, enhance our collective impact, and make climate action more accessible and effective for all. This collaboration will help us better serve countries most affected by climate change, promoting coherent and complementary approaches that build long-term resilience. We look forward to this exciting journey and are confident that our combined efforts will bring about significant positive change. Grateful to United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), co-host of Santiago Network along with UNOPS, for facilitating and witnessing the signing ceremony! #ClimateAction #SantiagoNetwork #FRLD #Collaboration #SustainableDevelopmentGoals Santiago network UN Climate Change UNDP Jean-Christophe Donnellier United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Animesh Kumar