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The Fourth Meeting of the Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) will take place between the 2nd and 5th of November, in Manilla in the Philippines. The provisional agenda (rev.1) includes important issues including but not limited to:

• Options and choices for the Fund to further operationalize a bottom-up country-led approach that promotes and strengthens national responses to loss and damage
• Options for early interventions by the Fund, including as early as 2025–2026
• Additional rules of procedure of the Board
• Participation of active observers in Board meetings and related proceedings
  • Arrangements for the participation of active observers
  • Accreditation process for observers
  • Consultative forums for engaging and communicating with stakeholders
• Dialogue with civil society

The following key messages which will continue to be updated*, respond to each of the agenda items for the fourth meeting of the Board of the Fund,  build upon and/or situate recommendations from the L&DC’s membership and work to date on the Loss and Damage Fund including the L&DC’s discussion paper: “Let's Get to Work, the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage in 2024”.

*Note that due to the late release of documents ahead of the fourth meeting of the Board these messages come later than usual and may see substantial updates.