RECOGNITION OF LOSS & DAMAGE FROM WILDFIRES IS KEY FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE

BY RENATA M. DA VEIGA, MARIA L. F. BARBOSA, FIONA R. SPULER, IGOR J. M. FERREIRA, JULIA MINDLIN, DOUGLAS I. KELLEY, VICTORIA MATUSEVICH, REGINA R. RODRIGUES, ANE ALENCAR, DANIEL C. RATILLA, LIANA O. ANDERSON, MICHEL VALETTE, RENATA LIBONATI, RODRIGO A. ESTEVEZ, TAINAN KUMARUARA, CAROLINE CAMILO DANTAS AND SANTIAGO I. HURTADO

14/11/25

Across continents, fire seasons are lengthening, extreme events are intensifying, and their cascading impacts on ecosystems, health, economy and livelihoods are expanding. Photo: Toa55 / Shutterstock

Wildfires are becoming one of the defining climate-related crises of the twenty-first century. We argue that their inclusion in the Loss & Damage framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is essential to support prevention, recovery and justice for the most affected communities.

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