The big news out of the 27th United Nations climate summit was the deal to create a form of climate reparations or “loss and damage” fund — a moment hailed as historic by many observers and a “pinch-me moment” for those who have been campaigning on the issue for years.
“Definitely yes, after so many years of sustained efforts to get a mention of the establishment of a fund. … It’s a good progress,” said UnniKrishnan Divakaran Nair, head of climate change at the Commonwealth Secretariat, during a Devex Pro Live event.
Yet Mamadou Honadia, a climate negotiator from Burkina Faso and representative of the LDC Group on Climate Change, was disappointed.
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Jessica Abrahams is a former editor of Devex Pro. She helped to oversee news, features, data analysis, events, and newsletters for Devex Pro members. Before that, she served as deputy news editor and as an associate editor, with a particular focus on Europe. She has also worked as a writer, researcher, and editor for Prospect magazine, The Telegraph, and Bloomberg News, among other outlets. Based in London, Jessica holds graduate degrees in journalism from City University London and in international relations from Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.