CBA15: Loss and damage – on the ground experiences and youth demands
Channel: IIED
Date: 19/07/2021

This is a recording of a session from the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15), which took place online from 14-18 June 2021.

'Loss and damage' is commonly defined as the climate change impacts that can’t be addressed either through mitigation or adaptation.

No country has a shelter to escape from loss and damage. But for developing countries, least developed countries and small islands, loss and damage poses an existential risk to community well-being, culture, economic development and education.

The affected communities and countries are the ones who pay to recover from loss and damage. Humanitarian agencies respond to it in the form of disaster response. This is not enough, especially for youth on the front lines of climate change.

This session heard the lived experience of how loss and damage affects youth from different regions. We discussed how loss and damage affects our countries and communities, and how youth can be better included in decision-making. We shared youth demands on loss and damage in the lead up to Un climate negotiations (COP26) and beyond, and discussed how we all can drive action on loss and damage.

More information on the session on the CBA15 site: https://cba15.iied.org/session/W27
Rapporteur's notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uCaM69r7rW6P4D61zv8z7Zbs8SPPfibWQzMu4KHQVtA