DAILY POLICY UPDATES FOR THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF SANTIAGO NETWORK FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE

By The Loss and Damage Collaboration

15/4/25

In Amarah, Iraq, drought and water scarcity is increasing soil salinity thereby making his land unusable for planting crops. Iraq follows Vanuatu as the second developing country to request technical assistance from the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage. The request focuses on the development of a comprehensive programme to assess and calculate the economic costs of loss and damage resulting from the impacts of the climate crisis on Iraq’s agriculture and water resources sectors. (John Wreford / Shutterstock).

The Fourth Meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage (SNLD) will take place from 15 to 17 April 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland. The provisional agenda includes important issues, including but not limited to:

Election of the Co-Chairs of the Advisory board;
Reporting on the activities of the Secretariat and Co-Chairs respectively;
Matters relating to the operationalisation of the SNLD including:
- Designation of organisations, bodies, networks and experts (OBNEs) as members of the SNLD;
- Provision of technical assistance;
- Managing funding provided for technical assistance; and
- Outreach and knowledge products;
Secretariat recruitment and regional presence;
SNLD strategy;
Communications;
Resource mobilisation;
2025 Budget; and
Date and venue of the SNLD Advisory Board’s fifth meeting (SNAB5).

Across the next three days we will provide live updates on all of the agenda items discussed in open sessions by the Advisory Board.

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