A Real Mosaic of Solutions to Respond to Loss and Damage from Climate Change | Unpacking the Glue That Holds the Mosaic Together

This publication is part of a series of briefs unpacking the pieces of a fit for purpose “mosaic of solutions” to respond to loss and damage from climate change. This series expands on our earlier work which presented a five-year vision for Loss and Damage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to look beyond the international climate regime at catalysing a wider mosaic of solutions.

In the flagship paper of the series, we unpack the pieces of the mosaic. In these thematic briefs, we dive deeper into existing solutions and how they can be strengthened. We also consider any reforms needed and explore emerging solutions. This brief unpacks the “glue” that holds the mosaic of solutions together. The key ingredients of the “glue” are:

• Coordination, coherence, and complementarity;
• Systematic observation, data, science, knowledge, and lived experience;
• Capacity building, readiness, technical assistance, knowledge, and technology transfer; and
• Accountability, reporting, principles, norms, human rights, and international law.