LOSS AND DAMAGE COLLABORATION

KEY MESSAGES FOR THE SECOND MEETING OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE SANTIAGO NETWORK FOR LOSS AND DAMAGE

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27 / 06 / 2024

January 17, 2021, a river embankment is being repaired to protect a village near Khulna in Bangladesh where cyclones regularly cause devastating storm surges. The technical assistance provided by the Santiago Network could include support to access economic and non-economic loss and damage after extreme events such as cyclones as well as assistance to identify ways to further minimise loss and damage. Image credit: Saikat Bhadra.

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The Second meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage will take place from the 02nd to the 04th of July in Geneva, Switzerland. The provisional agenda includes key items such as:

Guidelines on preventing potential and addressing actual and perceived conflicts of interest
Rules of procedure of the Advisory Board
Santiago network strategy & results framework
Santiago network indicative 5-year budget
Guidelines on designation of OBNEs
Procedures for responding to requests for technical assistance, including for urgent response
Guidelines on managing funding
High-level dialogue and input of the SNLD

The following key messages, which respond to each of the agenda items for the second meeting of the Santiago Network Advisory Board, build upon and or situate the recommendations detailed in the L&DC’s Santiago Network Project publication”Examining The Path To Meaningful Progress For The Santiago Network For Loss And Damage In 2024”.

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