Media Advisory – Loss and damage event
Loss and damage event to urge greater Canadian ambition at COP29, Nov 18
Webinar will feature short film premier screening and advocates at COP29
What
See, Act, Learn about Climate Justice, a 60-minute webinar will feature the premier screening of Coming Together for Climate Justice on Loss and Damage, a six-minute video about how loss and damage funding supports climate justice.
Following the screening, ecumenical and global partners, who will be in Baku, Azerbaijan attending the COP29 Climate Conference, will provide updates on advocacy calls on loss and damage funding at the conference and speakers from the Global South will discuss the impacts they’re facing. Attendees will learn how they and their communities can support this advocacy.
When
November 18 at 11:00 a.m. – noon EST.
Where
Online. Register on Zoom.
Who
See, Act, Learn about Climate Justice is co-hosted by KAIROS Canada, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, ACT Alliance – Canada Forum, and For the Love of Creation.
The video is co-produced by: ACT Alliance – Canada Forum, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, KAIROS Canada, Presbyterian World Service and Development, The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, the United Church of Canada and World Renew.
Spokespeople:
- Beth Lorimer, Ecological Justice Coordinator, KAIROS Canada.
- Naomi Johnson, Senior Policy Advisor, Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
- Guy Smagghe, Presbyterian World Service and Development, ACT Alliance – Canada Forum.
Why
- The failure of wealthy countries to address the climate crisis adequately has meant that loss and damage, the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to, is now a daily reality for frontline communities, particularly in low-income countries.
- On average, 189 million people per year have been affected by extreme weather-related events in the Global South since 1991.
- The global damage from climate change is estimated to cost $16 billion per hour.
- At COP28, the federal government committed $16 million to the establishment of the Loss and Damage Fund, but much more is needed.
- In setting a new international climate finance pledge for post-2025/26, Canada has a unique opportunity to step up its leadership and rebuild trust with those least responsible for the growing impacts of climate change around the world.
- Canadian churches and their partners in the Global South advocated for the establishment of the Loss and Damage fund at COP28. Event organizers hope that this collective voice can once again call on Canada to scale up loss and damage funding for those most impacted by climate change.
Action on Loss and Damage: Insights from ACT Alliance, ACT Alliance, October 2024.
Addressing Ecological Debt: Equity and Justice for Climate-related Loss and Damage, KAIROS Canada, November 2023.
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Media Contacts:
Cheryl McNamara, Communications and Advocacy Coordinator, KAIROS Canada, cmcnamara@kairoscanada.com; 416-875-0097 (mobile).
