LESSONS FROM THE FRONTLINES: LEARNING FROM SCOTLAND’S LEADERSHIP ON LOSS AND DAMAGE FINANCE

Over the past five years, the Scottish Government has provided over £10 million (13 million USD) through its Climate Justice Fund to support locally led projects that address loss and damage caused by the climate crisis. This report synthesises lessons learned from across a portfolio of Loss and Damage projects implemented with this funding. From the projects a set of principles for Loss and Damage projects, programmes and initiatives emerged. One that we hope will guide work on Loss and Damage at all levels across the globe moving forward. These principles stress the importance of: 

1. Locally Led and community-centered responses;
2. Addressing the full spectrum of loss and damage;
3. Inclusion, intersectionality and equity;
4. Rapid and sustained support;
5. Recognising synergies between adaptation and Loss and Damage;
6. Influencing global policy; and;
7. Contributing to knowledge and strengthening leadership.

The development of this report was led by the Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) with inputs from many of the organisations who implemented projects with funding from the Scottish Government, including: the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF), C40 Cities, Give Directly, the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Christian Aid, Oxfam, Tearfund, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC), the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition and GreenTransformation2050.