The Climate Charter – A Practical Guide Session 7:

Understanding Climate Change Loss and Damage and Links to Humanitarian Action

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Online

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ICVA & PHAP

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Conference

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English, French, Arabic

Subject

Climate & environment

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The Climate Charter – A Practical Guide Session 7:

Understanding Climate Change Loss and Damage and Links to Humanitarian Action

 

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) includes commitments regarding “Loss and Damage” (L&D) – the impacts of climate change to which those least responsible for climate change are not able to adapt. Action to address L&D under the UNFCCC aims to enable countries to recover and develop after a crisis and address slow-onset impact, but also to compensate people for what they have lost. The concept of L&D is rooted in the principles of climate justice: that those who have done the least to contribute to rising temperatures should not bear the costs associated with addressing it.

This session will explain what Loss and Damage is and how it could support – and be supported by – existing humanitarian finance mechanisms. The session will explore the losses and damages experienced by individuals, communities, and governments and how adequate funding for loss and damage could reduce the impact of short-term, protracted, and slow onset crises.

This webinar aims to:   

  • Improve understanding of Loss and Damage and its relationship to climate finance, as well as the importance of this year’s COP27 to Loss and Damage and how it links to humanitarian action.
  • Discuss why humanitarian organizations need to engage on the topic of Loss and Damage, among others, in the lead-up to COP27.
  • Highlight the modalities and strategies for humanitarian NGOs to engage in the preparatory work for COP27 and beyond.

Co chairs

Azmat
Mr. Azmat Khan
Organization: Foundation for Rural Development
Job title: Chief Executive Office
Topics: Food security and hunger, Climate and environment action, Shelter and NFIs, Early recovery, Forced migration (refugees, IDPs, migrants, & durable solutions), Protection of civilians, Conflict, peace and security, Camp coordination and camp management, Humanitarian access, CASH, Humanitarian coordination, Humanitarian, development and peace Nexus, Localization
Languages: English, Urdu, Pushto, Hindi
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Azmat is proficient in English, Urdu, Pushto, and Hindi with 16 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector. His expertise lies in program design, implementation, and oversight, focusing on forced displacement, natural disasters, and climate change adaptation in humanitarian response and recovery efforts. He has played a pioneering role in integrating climate change adaptation measures into humanitarian operations. Specializing in food security, climate change, and fostering peaceful co-existence in fragile contexts, Azmat provides valuable insights into program implications and contribute to constructive reviews. Additionally, he was the first representative from the global South to participate in the IASC normative guidance formulation body (OPAG), advocating for Localization, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, and enhancing access in challenging situations.

 

 

 

 

 

Azmat
Mr. Azmat Khan
Organization: Foundation for Rural Development
Job title: Chief Executive Office
Topics: Food security and hunger, Climate and environment action, Shelter and NFIs, Early recovery, Forced migration (refugees, IDPs, migrants, & durable solutions), Protection of civilians, Conflict, peace and security, Camp coordination and camp management, Humanitarian access, CASH, Humanitarian coordination, Humanitarian, development and peace Nexus, Localization
Languages: English, Urdu, Pushto, Hindi
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Azmat is proficient in English, Urdu, Pushto, and Hindi with 16 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector. His expertise lies in program design, implementation, and oversight, focusing on forced displacement, natural disasters, and climate change adaptation in humanitarian response and recovery efforts. He has played a pioneering role in integrating climate change adaptation measures into humanitarian operations. Specializing in food security, climate change, and fostering peaceful co-existence in fragile contexts, Azmat provides valuable insights into program implications and contribute to constructive reviews. Additionally, he was the first representative from the global South to participate in the IASC normative guidance formulation body (OPAG), advocating for Localization, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, and enhancing access in challenging situations.

 

 

 

 

 

Speakers

Azmat
Mr. Azmat Khan
Organization: Foundation for Rural Development
Job title: Chief Executive Office
Topics: Food security and hunger, Climate and environment action, Shelter and NFIs, Early recovery, Forced migration (refugees, IDPs, migrants, & durable solutions), Protection of civilians, Conflict, peace and security, Camp coordination and camp management, Humanitarian access, CASH, Humanitarian coordination, Humanitarian, development and peace Nexus, Localization
Languages: English, Urdu, Pushto, Hindi
More Plus light blue

Azmat is proficient in English, Urdu, Pushto, and Hindi with 16 years of experience in the humanitarian and development sector. His expertise lies in program design, implementation, and oversight, focusing on forced displacement, natural disasters, and climate change adaptation in humanitarian response and recovery efforts. He has played a pioneering role in integrating climate change adaptation measures into humanitarian operations. Specializing in food security, climate change, and fostering peaceful co-existence in fragile contexts, Azmat provides valuable insights into program implications and contribute to constructive reviews. Additionally, he was the first representative from the global South to participate in the IASC normative guidance formulation body (OPAG), advocating for Localization, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus, and enhancing access in challenging situations.

 

 

 

 

 

E-learning

Climate Change and Humanitarian Action Learning Stream
28 August, 2022

Climate Change and Humanitarian Action Learning Stream

Subject / Learning / Climate & environment /
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Description

This learning stream provides a platform for the broader humanitarian community to better understand how we can reduce our impact of climate change by accelerating action and increasing environmental sustainability. The series focuses on practical ways of applying the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations and sharing lessons learned on how the commitments can be translated into practice.

Topics covered in this webinar series include:

  • Humanitarian Response and Loss and Damage Finance: Coordinating Action to Meet Rising Needs
  • Climate Financing and Humanitarian Action
  • Understanding Climate Change Loss and Damage and Links to Humanitarian Action
  • The Road to COP27: Why should humanitarian NGOs engage?
  • Understanding and Integrating Climate and Environment Risk Data in Humanitarian Action
  • Embracing the leadership of local actors and communities in community action
  • Practical tools and initiatives for reducing environmental impact in humanitarian action
  • Maximising the environmental sustainability of our work
  • Adapting to the impacts of the climate and environmental crises
  • The Climate and Environment Charter for humanitarian organisations