Video message by H.E. Carolina Schmidt on the launch of the Santiago Network website

The vision of the Santiago Network is to catalyze the technical assistance of relevant organizations, bodies, networks and experts, for the implementation of relevant approaches for averting, minimize and addressing L&D at the local, national and regional level, in developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change (Decision 2/CMA.2, para 43).

  Regional scoping workshops on loss and damage under the Santiago network   In 2023, the UNFCCC Secretariat brought together relevant focal points from countries in the Latin America and Caribbean, Africa and Asia Pacific regions with expertise and direct involvement in dealing with the most pressing climatological hazards of the countries. The overall objective of the regional scoping workshops was to assist countries in articulating their needs for technical assistance for averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts in the context of the Santiago network.  The workshops aimed to engage countries in identifying and synthesizing information and insights on their experience in addressing major impacts of climate change, in particular major loss and damage resulting from hydro-meteorological hazards and extremes, as well as specific needs for technical assistance as well as where gaps exist at different stages of responding to and addressing the losses and damages. Summary reports were prepared for three different regions to capture the outcomes of the regional scoping workshops. During the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago network, held in Geneva, Switzerland from March 18th to 20th, 2024, the outcomes of the three regional scoping workshops were presented. The presentation can be found here.

The UN Climate Secretariat will be reaching out to interested organizations, bodies, networks and experts engage in providing technical assistance to developing countries. The Santiago Network will rely on its expanding network to catalyze and channel reliable technical assistance to support efforts and approaches to address loss and damage.

The first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago network took place on 18-20 March, in Geneva, Switzerland. The outcomes of the meeting: Report and decisions taken by the Advisory Board Annex A: Santiago network work programme Annex B: Estimated budget for Santiago network 2024 For more information on this meeting please click here.