The least developed countries (LDCs) are both the least responsible for and the most vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Loss and Damage
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Bangladesh Leading the Way on Loss and Damage
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From the consortium working on the Work programme for LDCs on loss and damage, funded by CDKN.
Participants in the recent UNFCCC conference in Bonn made only slow progress on negotiations. There was a deadlock on agreeing a new legal outcome to replace the Kyoto Protocol, and many developed countries were reluctant to explore innovative funding options. However, discussion on the loss and damage caused by climate change (that is, losses that are sustained when mitigation and adaptation efforts fail) made substantive advances. ...