HUMAN RIGHTS AS A COMPASS FOR OPERATIONALIZING THE LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND

The document argues that the Loss and Damage Fund must be grounded in human rights to effectively protect marginalized communities and provide substantive redress. It recommends a governance structure with representative board membership, the use of rights-based needs assessments, and the implementation of strict social and environmental safeguards. To ensure adequacy and equity, the authors advocate for public, grants-based funding derived from historic polluters and innovative sources like a Climate Damages Tax, rather than loans that increase debt in the Global South.

• The Loss and Damage Fund should be designed to provide effective remedy and substantive redress for victims, utilizing a typology that includes restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction, and guarantees of non-repetition.
• To avoid excluding marginalized groups, the fund must employ an intersectional and gender-responsive approach that recognizes how climate impacts disproportionately affect persons with disabilities, women, girls, LGBTQI+ individuals, and informal sector workers.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2023). HUMAN RIGHTS AS A COMPASS FOR OPERATIONALIZING THE LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amnesty-CIEL_TC_Loss-and-Damage-Fund_April-2023.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. HUMAN RIGHTS AS A COMPASS FOR OPERATIONALIZING THE LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND. 2023. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amnesty-CIEL_TC_Loss-and-Damage-Fund_April-2023.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2023human, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{HUMAN RIGHTS AS A COMPASS FOR OPERATIONALIZING THE LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2023}, month = apr, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amnesty-CIEL_TC_Loss-and-Damage-Fund_April-2023.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }