Loss and damage funding gap exposes climate finance tensions ahead of Manila meeting

Published 14:51 on July 7, 2026 / Last updated at 14:51 on July 7, 2026 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), International (UN Climate Talks)

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Underfunding of the Loss and Damage fund risks bleeding into broader UN climate negotiations, hardening developing countries' reluctance to raise mitigation ambition without matching finance, experts warned ahead of a critical meeting this week.
Underfunding of the Loss and Damage fund risks bleeding into broader UN climate negotiations, hardening developing countries' reluctance to raise mitigation ambition without matching finance, experts warned ahead of a critical meeting this week.


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