DAILY POLICY UPDATES FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF FUND FOR RESPONDING TO LOSS AND DAMAGE

By The Loss and Damage Collaboration

7/7/25

Participants in the grandest Sinulog festival in Cebu, Philippines on January 19, 2020. Contingent dance to the rhythm of drums and bugles to honor the Holy Child Jesus Sto. Nino de Cebu. Cebu, the host city for B6, is facing significant climate change impacts, including rising sea levels, increased rainfall leading to more flooding, and changes in temperature and sunshine duration. These changes pose threats to the region's coastal areas, infrastructure, and communities, with potential impacts on public health, agriculture, and the economy. (Shutterstock)

The sixth meeting of the Board (B6) of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will take place from 9 to 11 of July, 2025 in Cebu, Republic of the Philippines. The provisional agenda, which is subject to change, lists important issues including but not limited to:

Operationalising the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM);
Establishment of the new, dedicated and independent Secretariat: organisational structure of the Secretariat;
Long-term resource mobilisation strategy and plan to mobilise financial resources;
Report of the Board to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its thirtieth session (COP 30) and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) at its seventh session (CMA 7) ;
Performance management process for the Executive Director, including:
- Performance evaluation of the Executive Director for 2024–2025; and
- Performance management process for the Executive Director for 2025 onward.
Status of resources;
Matters related to active observers and other stakeholders; and
Dialogue with civil society.

Across the next three days we will provide updates on all of the agenda items discussed in open sessions by the Board.

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