KEY MESSAGES FOR THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD (B7) OF THE FUND FOR RESPONDING TO LOSS AND DAMAGE (FRLD)
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A family walks in a rice paddy. The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage will play an important role in transforming people's lives after a climate intensified disasters. Allowing them to get back on their feet quickly and build back better so that when the next storm, flood or drought comes, they are protected. Image credit Suriya99 / Shutterstock
The seventh meeting of the Board (B7) of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will take place from 7 to 9 of October, 2025 in Manila, in the 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)
- Long-term resource mobilisation strategy and plan to mobilise financial resources
- Addendum to the 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)
- Matters related to complimentary and coherence, including:
- Organisation of the second annual high level dialogue
- Modalities for complementarity and coherence with the Santiago Network
- Dialogue with civil society.
The following key messages, which will continue to be updated, respond to agenda items 3, 4 to 14 for B7 and build upon and/or situate recommendations from our membership and our work to date on the FRLD.
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