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Introduction

2023 marks ten years since the establishment of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage and its Executive Committee. Work undertaken over the last decade has catalysed the development of a range of approaches, scalable solutions and good practices to manage the impacts of climate change that result in loss or damage to individuals, society and the environment it depends upon. It has also facilitated the undertaking of novel tools and sharing of the learnings thereof to enhance the understanding of the scale, temporal dimension and compound nature of climate-related risks and associated policy options.

The outcomes of the activities taken under the Warsaw International Mechanism gave critical impetus in directing international cooperation on loss and damage. The Mechanism has played a pivotal role in its first decade in driving the loss and damage agenda forward, which culminated in putting in place complementary provisions for in-country support that focus on technical assistance and finance for responding to loss and damage.

In the next decade, the Warsaw International Mechanism will continue to amplify good practices around the world. It will thrive to serve as the convening platform by bringing all the relevant players together for the furtherance of normative knowledge, practices, standards, principles and guidance in the international space, offering different modalities that gather data, information, expertise and other resources with an objective of continually advancing the understanding from intellectual and practical perspectives on matters that perpetuate international cooperation on loss and damage. Outcomes of this will feed into informed decision-making both at the national and international levels, as well as those providing technical assistance under the Santiago network and supporting financing.

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