Loss and Damage: Why we need climate rep • Table.Briefings

By Lee Amaduzzi and Oumarou F. Mfochive

It is often difficult for countries in the Global South to bear the costs associated with the climate crisis, partly due to their colonial past. That is why they need climate reparations from rich countries, experts say.

At COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, Germany pledged $100 million to the Loss and Damage Fund, which was launched by the UN Climate Change Secretariat in 2023 – 42 years after countries in the Global South first demanded compensation for the damage caused by the climate crisis. Initially, the fund was hailed as a success for the countries that were most affected by the climate crisis and contributed the least to it. However, a closer look reveals considerable shortcomings.

Loss and Damage: Why we need climate reparations

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