Losses and damages from climate change are more explicit in developing countries, which have inadequate or no capacity to cope with #lossandamage

Loss & damage is about more than traditional approaches to disaster risk management. There are strengthens, weaknesses, potential and shortcomings to risk management. Existing risk management approaches e.g. insurance, are useful for helping to manage extremes. However, DRM tools will need to be augmented to address the full range of losses and damages e.g. non-economic losses and the impact of slow onset events.

There is strong need to push for placing climate change mitigation and adaptation at the centre of political agendas in developed and developing countries for reducing #lossanddamage from climate change.

I have observed lack of understanding about climate change impacts on all aspects of social, economic aspects is predominent cause for why developing countries show lethergic attitude for effective mitigation and adapatation. #lossanddamage

@Saleemzeal, @jon: ur right. we must recognize that cc impacts, #lossanddamage is moving to front & center, not marginal issues. they must be addressed as an essential part of national planning efforts

@ John Sward, in the L&D case studies Koko mentioned, migration and reliance on remittances were a common strategy to deal with impacts of climate threats and make livelihoods less vulnerable to climate change impacts (but not most prominent strategy).

Given the recent record payout by BP over the Deepwater oil spill, concerns about the feasibility of the planned oil pipeline planned to transport oil between Southern Sudan and Lamu, and the lack of an environmental impact study for the port project thus far will the UN intervene in the LAPSET project? (Lamu being a World Heritage site).

There is strong need to build capacity of the developing nations to push for their case jointly with force for pressing on developed countries to extend funds to help poor nations tackle climate change impacts. #lossanddmage

Thank you for the link (http://www.lossanddamage.net./) with some content on empirical studies. please search other studies relating to #lossanddamage
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My question is this one: What do think are the main reasons behind the failure in(or lack of better) implementation of Clean Development Mechanisms (eg:renewable energies - solar, wind plant) in Subsaharan Africa through global efforts to mitigate GHG emission?

@Kashmala Kakakhel, CKDN In Pakistan there is been talk of serious need for disaster risk insurance but such plans will fail to hit the ground if these plans do not draw political will.

@Sven Harmeling, Germanwatch I strongly agree to your view that COP18 has to ensure more comprehensve, permanent approach, but will not solve all problems.