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LOSS AND DAMAGE AND THE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN MOBILITY AND DISPLACEMENT WORKING GROUP:

LORENZO GUADAGNO (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

TEO ORMOND-SKEAPING (LOSS AND DAMAGE COLLABORATION)

April 25th, 2023

13 -14 GMT+1

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Call #3

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AGENDA

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

The agenda for this call includes the following:

Intel sharing: Transitional Committee meeting #1 (TC1), TC Workshop #1, TC Submissions (case studies and TC2), Sendai Framework Mid-term Review, and any other updates from the group;
Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper;
Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions: Sharing the resources and looking at what's next for them (webpage repository? / use in the key messages?) ;
Key messages synthesis: Call for further inputs, next steps and potential deployment;
Plans for the next call;
AOB

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LOSS AND DAMAGE: INTEL

TEO ORMOND-SKEAPING (LOSS AND DAMAGE COLLABORATION)

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TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING #1

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

The first Transitional Committee meeting (TC1) was held in Luxor, Egypt, between the 27-19 March.

Work done included:

Election of TC co-chairs: Outi Honkatukia (Finland) and Richard Sherman (South Africa), both seasoned climate finance negotiators representing opposing visions for the L&DF;
Work plan: We now know all the dates of the TC meetings (including a 4th meeting) and workshops (2 x hybrid), and that there will be a submission before each TC meeting. See the work plan here;

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TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING #1

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Work done continued:

A call for L&D case studies to be presented at the first workshop on addressing loss and damage in the context of decisions 2/CP.27 and 2/CMA.4 was requested by TC members. The deadline was the 14th April and 25th for full case studies;
It was agreed that TC Members, Parties and observers will be able to make submissions before each TC meeting (See the work plan here). The first submission was due on the 25th of April for TC2 according to the work plan (no details have be provided on how to submit, we recommend emailing the UNFCCC secretariat on tcsec@unfccc.int with your submission);
After applying pressure, observers on behalf of the UNFCCC constituencies were able to make 3 interventions during TC1. As a result the TC has committed to enhancing observer participation going forward. Parties urged observers to get concrete on there expectations for the fund and funding arrangements.

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TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING #1

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Key takeaways on Party positions included:

Overall, the meeting was constructive and developed countries confirmed their commitment to the new Loss and Damage Fund;
Opinions diverged on the focus of the TC’s work. Developing countries — supported by civil society — saw the Fund as the most important element of the TC’s mandate, developed countries aimed to keep the conversations centered around the broader funding arrangements and what already exists;
All countries agreed that there are gaps when it comes to addressing loss and damage and that the decision at COP27 was meant to help fill these gaps;
However, views diverge on the understanding of what constitutes those gaps: Some developed countries hinted at narrowing the scope of the fund severely, for example, by focusing only on the impacts related to slow-onset events like sea level rise;
Developed countries want to limit the number of countries that could benefit from the fund, while broadening the scope of countries that should pay;

For a more detailed account of TC1 see these two write ups, one from CIEL and one from HBF-DC.

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TRANSITIONAL COMMITTEE WORKSHOP #1

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

The first workshop first workshop on addressing loss and damage in the context of decisions 2/CP.27 and 2/CMA.4 will take place this weekend (29-30 April) in Bonn, Germany. It will be a hybrid workshop that will also be webcast.

This is the first of two workshops that are intended to inform the work of the work of the TC to provide recommendations on establishing the L&DF and Funding arrangements at COP28.

There will be six sessions across the two days each with guiding questions. The sessions are:

Session 1 - Addressing extreme weather events
Session 2 – Addressing slow onset events
Session 3 – Insights from existing work under the UNFCCC
Session 4 – Current landscape of sources and instruments
Session 5 - Innovative sources of funding
Session 6 - Side events

See the agenda, guiding questions and webcast (when available) for the workshop here.

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OTHER PROCESSES: INTEL

SARAH KOELTZOW (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

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SENDAI FRAMEWORK MID-TERM REVIEW

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Updates include:

Second revised draft of the Political Declaration

References to displacement (consequences of disasters, need for preventive approaches and durable solutions)
GCM “recalled” in the introduction

Side event @ Risk Reduction Hub (May 17) - “Human mobility in the context of disasters”�IOM, UNHCR, IFRC, NRC, IDMC, GNDR, the Platform on Disaster Displacement

Supporting disaster displaced persons and people on the move
Inclusive early warning to prevent/address displacement
Gathering data on displacement for DRR action�

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ANY OTHER UPDATE?

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Updates from other processes and ongoing/planned work by the group’s members:

Intel from other processes;
Updates from your ongoing planned work;
Your submissions to the TC process;
Plans for the Bonn Climate Conference (SB58);
Key upcoming moments that you thing the group should be aware of.

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DISPLACEMENT, HUMAN MOBILITY AND L&D CASE STUDY SUBMISSIONS

LORENZO GUADAGNO (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

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CASE STUDY SUBMISSIONS

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Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

We received over 50 documents from 20 organisations, focusing on different kinds of movements, in different geographical contexts, and with a broad range of approaches and perspectives. Details on the materials analysed and links to the documents (where available) can be accessed here.

We are keeping the Google Form for the submission of relevant materials open - with thanks to the colleagues that have continued submitting relevant work.

We might not have the capacity for a full repository of document (e.g. a thematic section of a website), but can keep analysing and compiling basic information on the submissions.

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HUMAN MOBILITY

AND NON-ECONOMIC

LOSS AND DAMAGE:

A SUBMISSION TO

INFORM THE UNFCCC’S

NON-ECONOMIC LOSSES

(NELS) TECHNICAL PAPER 2023

LORENZO GUADAGNO (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

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SUBMISSION TO INFORM THE UNFCCC’S

NON-ECONOMIC LOSSES (NELS) TECHNICAL PAPER 2023

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@lossanddamage

Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

The submission was put together based on the contribution of case studies by the group (identification of key themes and main evidence supporting it):

Find the submission here (PDD) and here (L&DC)*.

Main topics/messages identified:

Focus on the drivers and on the impacts;
Knowledge and evidence gaps;
Typology of non-economic loss and damage linked with displacement;
Interconnection of economic and non-economic impacts;
Specific vulnerability patterns;
Impacts on home and host societies and ecosystems;
Integrating policy and practical responses.

*The L&DC’s NELD working group also prepared a submission which can be found here.

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SUBMISSION TO INFORM THE UNFCCC’S

NON-ECONOMIC LOSSES (NELS) TECHNICAL PAPER 2023

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@lossanddamage

Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Weaknesses:

Very little dedicated evidence:

Most of the research is not framed as “loss and damage”;
Many studies focus on non-climate or even man-made hazards (important for framing the issue, less for direct advocacy purposes);

Double issue with attribution (climate > hazard, hazard > movement);
Focus on responses/action.

Moving ahead:

New case studies shared > integrate in the document;
Use for other advocacy purposes (e.g. evidence for key messages).

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KEY MESSAGES SYNTHESIS

LORENZO GUADAGNO (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

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KEY MESSAGES SYNTHESIS

lossanddamagecollaboration.org

@lossanddamage

Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Based on inputs from last call and thematic discussion at the PDD Advisory Committee meeting:

Occurrence of displacement in the context of loss and damage incurred by people and communities;
Quantification of economic and non-economic impacts of displacement
A typology of displacement impacts;
The need for responses before, during and after displacement to avert, minimise and address loss and damage;
Enhancing the participation of displaced persons in relevant policy and operational work.

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WG’s PRODUCTS: WHAT’S NEXT?

LORENZO GUADAGNO (PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT)

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WHAT’S NEXT?

lossanddamagecollaboration.org

@lossanddamage

Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

The products and information are accessible and available for use/adaptation to the group and others.

Based on the expertise/resources available within the WG, what other product do you think we could support/develop? E.g. Do we want to do a group submission to TC 3?
How do you think we can improve the messages and evidence captured in the submission. E.g. What other topics need to be highlighted? What key evidence are we missing? How do we best integrate evidence in messaging?
How do we make best use of the documents we have started developing? E.g. What other processes can they support (NEL technical guide for the TFD)? What other processes can we use them for?
How we can share them more effectively? E.g. Do we want a resource web page containing the case studies? Should we set up a shared folder for the group?

Share you thoughts with us via the JamBoards here.

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PLANS FOR THE NEXT CALL

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@lossanddamage

Intel sharing (10 min)

Overview of L&D and Displacement timelines / key work (10 min)

Submission to inform the UNFCCC’s updated NELs Technical Paper (10 min)

Displacement, human mobility and L&D case study submissions (10 min)

Key messages synthesis (10 min)

Questions on key messages and ways forward (10 min)

Plans for the next call (5 min)

In this session:

Taking forward the discussion today we plan to:

Share the notes and resources provided during this call;
Begin work in response to today's discussion;
Schedule the next call;

Please reach out to teo@lossanddamagecollaboration.org or lorenzog@unops.org for further info, questions or comments.

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