Loss and Damage from the Impacts of Climate Change: A Framework for Implementation

Ohdedar, Birsha

Abstract

Loss and damage from the impacts of climate change affect many countries and communities across the world. In 2013, the Warsaw Mechanism on Loss and Damage, created through the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (unfccc), established an institutional process to respond to such impacts. This paper aims to contribute to the growing literature on climate liability by outlining a normative framework based on international law that can be used as a guiding path for the mechanism. It is argued that addressing loss and damage in line with these core principles and international law is required to develop a robust and legitimate mechanism. This framework is then used to answer critical questions regarding an international loss and damage mechanism for climate change.

Citation

Ohdedar, B. (2016). Loss and Damage from the Impacts of Climate Change: A Framework for Implementation. Nordic journal of international law (KÝbenhavn. 1986. Print), 85(1), 1-36. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-08501001

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 12, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: May 31, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: May 31, 2019
• Print ISSN: 0902-7351
• Electronic ISSN: 1571-8107
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 85
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/15718107-08501001
• Keywords: climate justice; loss and damage; state responsibility; Warsaw Mechanism; United Nations Framework on Climate Change (unfccc); legal obligations; climate finance