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At COP19 (November 2013) in
Warsaw, Poland, the COP established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated
with Climate Change Impacts (Loss and Damage Mechanism), to address loss and damage associated with
impacts of climate change, including extreme events and slow onset events, in developing countries
that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change.
The implementation of the functions of the Loss and Damage Mechanism will be guided by the Executive
Committee under the guidance of the COP.
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Functions of the Loss and Damage Mechanism
The Loss and Damage Mechanism fulfills the role under the Convention of promoting implementation of
approaches to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, pursuant
to decision
3/CP.18, in a comprehensive, integrated and coherent manner by undertaking, inter alia,
the following functions:
1. Enhancing knowledge and understanding of comprehensive risk management approaches to
address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including slow onset
impacts, by facilitating and promoting:
- Action to address gaps in the understanding of and expertise in approaches to address loss and
damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including, inter alia, the
areas outlined in , paragraph
7(a);
- Collection, sharing, management and use of relevant data and information, including
gender-disaggregated data;
- Provision of overviews of best practices, challenges, experiences and lessons learned in
undertaking approaches to address loss and damage.
2. Strengthening dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergies among relevant stakeholders
by:
- Providing leadership and coordination and, as and where appropriate, oversight under the
Convention, on the assessment and implementation of approaches to address loss and damage associated
with the impacts of climate change from extreme events and slow onset events associated with the
adverse effects of climate change;
- Fostering dialogue, coordination, coherence and synergies among all relevant stakeholders,
institutions, bodies, processes and initiatives outside the Convention, with a view to promoting
cooperation and collaboration across relevant work and activities at all levels.
3. Enhancing action and support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, to
address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, so as to enable
countries to undertake actions pursuant to decision
3/CP.18, paragraph 6, including by:
- Providing technical support and guidance on approaches to address loss and damage associated with
climate change impacts, including extreme events and slow onset events;
- Providing information and recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties when
providing guidance relevant to reducing the risks of loss and damage and, where necessary, addressing
loss and damage, including to the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention, as
appropriate;
- Facilitating the mobilization and securing of expertise, and enhancement of support, including
finance, technology and capacity-building, to strengthen existing approaches and, where necessary,
facilitate the development and implementation of additional approaches to address loss and damage
associated with climate change impacts, including extreme weather events and slow onset events.
In exercising the above functions, the Loss and Damage Mechanism will, inter alia:
- Facilitate support of actions to address loss and damage;
- Improve coordination of the relevant work of existing bodies under the Convention;
- Convene meetings of relevant experts and stakeholders;
- Promote the development of, and compile, analyse, synthesize and review information;
- Provide technical guidance and support;
- Make recommendations, as appropriate, on how to enhance engagement, actions and coherence under
and outside the Convention, including on how to mobilize resources and expertise at different levels.
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