SUBMISSION TO INFORM THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF THE WORK PROGRAMME ON CLIMATE FINANCE

The following submission has been prepared by members of the Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) in response to the call for submissions to inform the implementation of the Work Programme on Climate Finance, established in paragraph 54 of decision 1/CMA.7.

Under each of the guiding questions provided by the co-chairs, we detail our expectations for the work programme.

This submission also aims to clearly define actionable steps and measurable outcomes for the success of the work programme. We must be guided by the needs and priorities of developing countries and the frontline communities within them, not by what is politically palatable. We therefore provide suggestions on how the work programme can be leveraged as a political space to curate discussions, mobilise solutions that enable action on the ground to address those needs. To do so, Loss and Damage must be fully integrated into the work programme as the third pillar of climate action.