Background
As the impacts of climate change intensify globally, finding innovative ways to finance responses to loss and damage has become more urgent than ever. Addressing this critical issue, DanChurch Aid, Oxford Climate Policy and International Peace Institute co-hosted the COP29 side-event “Innovative Sources for Loss and Damage Funding: Introducing the Climate Solidarity Alliance” on 15th November 16:45-18:15 (AZT) in Baku.
This side-event introduced the Climate Solidarity Alliance – a coalition committed to fostering global cooperation and innovative funding mechanisms that can support the countries most affected by climate-induced challenges.
Through a dynamic panel discussion and Q&A, the role of Climate Solidarity Levies as a potential solution for raising domestic funds and enhancing international support was explored. Reflections and lessons learned were shared from a broad range of countries, including Fiji, Samoa, France, Kenya, and Brazil.
The event aimed to inspire countries to implement these levies and show solidarity with the most vulnerable communities by allocating resources to address the escalating costs of climate loss and damage.
A recording of the event will be made available mid-December 2024.
Event Materials
Programme
| Time | Agenda | Persons |
| 16.45-16.50 | Welcome, and introduction | Mattias Söderberg (also acting as moderator) |
| 16.50-17.00 | The Climate Solidarity Alliance | Benito Müller (online) |
| 17.00-17.05 | The Experience from Fiji | Dan Lund, Fiji |
| 17.05-17.35 | Panel – Parties sharing their views on the potential of solidarity levies | Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad & Tobago Liliam Chagas, Brazil Jean-Christophe Donnellier, France Jens Fugl, Denmark Diann Black-Layne, Antigua and Barbuda Yussuf Hussein, Kenya |
| 17.35-18.05 | Panel – Questions from the floor/moderator | |
| 18.05-18.10 | The Experience from Samoa | Hon. Cedric Schuster, Samoa |
| 18.10-18.15 | Concluding remark | Jimena Leiva Roesch |
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