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JoinusforasideeventonthefirstdayofCOP22inMarrakech
LossandDamage:PerspectivesandOptions
Monday7November201615.00-16.30
ArabianHall,BlueZone,COP22VillageBabIghliandlivebroadcastviatheUNFCCCyoutubechannel
Organisers
ColinMcQuistan,PracticalAction/EmilyBoyd,LundUniversityCentreforSustainabilityStudies
Inrecentyears,LossandDamage(L&D)hasgainedenormoustractionin
internationalclimatepolicy,andthereisnowanemergingbodyofinsightfromresearchandpracticehelpingtobetterunderstandandmanageL&D.OnthefirstdayoftheCOP,weinviteresearchers,practitioners,andpolicy-makerstocome
togethertodiscussperspectivesandoptionsforL&D,andtotakestockofthelatestdevelopmentsinscienceandpractice.
Formany,L&Disanunclearconcept,andwewillbeginwithareportfromanindepthstudyofstakeholderperspectivesofL&D,identifyingaspectrumofviews.ThenoptionsforclarifyingperspectivesandidentifyingapolicyspaceforL&Dwillbeconsidered,withemphasisonaclimaterisklens.Thiswillbefollowedbyinsights
frompractitionersaboutwhatL&Dmeansinthefield,andareaswherenewapproachesmaybeneededtoaddressL&D.Thefocuswillthenturntonational
policy,withareportonananalysisofexistingnationalmechanismsinsixcountries.Finally,weinvitetheaudiencetodiscussfutureoptionsforL&D.
ConfirmedSpeakers
RachelJames,EnvironmentalChangeInstitute,OxfordUniversityReinhardMechler,IIASA
PabloSuarez,RedCrossClimateCentre
LossandDamage:PerspectivesandOptionsAgendaIntroduction
ColinMcQuistan,PracticalAction AspectrumofviewsonL&D
RachelJames,ECI,OxfordUniversityIdentifyingthepolicyspaceforL&D
ReinhardMechler,IIASAHumanitarianperspectiveonL&D
PabloSuarez,RedCrossClimateCentreCommunitylevelperspectiveonL&D
ColinMcQuistan,PracticalActionNationalmechanismsforL&D
EmilyBoyd,LUCSUSModeratedopenfloordiscussion