Addressing Loss & Damage

The document argues that NAP processes are central to minimizing loss and damage through adaptation and can inform the operationalization of loss and damage funding. It highlights that NAPs contain country-specific data on vulnerabilities, risks, and adaptation limits, while providing statistics on how frequently specific loss and damage concepts—such as slow-onset events, non-economic losses, and human mobility—appear in these plans.

• National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) are designed to minimize loss and damage via adaptation actions and may include strategies for losses and damages that are unavoidable through adaptation. They offer data on country-specific vulnerabilities, risks, and the limits of adaptation to help inform the operationalization of loss and damage funding arrangements.
• Analysis of NAPs reveals varying levels of integration of loss and damage concepts: 40% directly reference the concept of loss and damage, 40% reference slow-onset events, and 29% reference non-economic losses. Additionally, 40% of NAPs refer to human mobility in a permanent sense.
• NAPs frequently incorporate risk management and early warning tools, with 95% mentioning disaster risk management and/or reduction, and 80% including insurance and/or early warning systems as priority adaptation actions.

APA

NAP Global Network (n.d.). Addressing Loss & Damage. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-en-2023-infographic-loss-damage-national-adaptation-plan-2.pdf

Chicago

NAP Global Network. Addressing Loss & Damage. n.d. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-en-2023-infographic-loss-damage-national-adaptation-plan-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{napglobalnetworkndaddressing, author = {{NAP Global Network}}, title = {{Addressing Loss \& Damage}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/napgn-en-2023-infographic-loss-damage-national-adaptation-plan-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }