Dear Mike,

Extreme weather events – like persistent droughts or Cyclone Idai which hit Southern Africa in 2019 – cause untold damage and irreversible losses, wiping out homes, disrupting livelihoods, displacing people and cultures and requiring them to rebuild their lives, their homes and communities from scratch. Developing countries are experiencing widespread loss and damage and this has caused huge financial and human costs, racking up losses of billions of dollars and devastating lives. Almost half a million people lost their lives due to extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019. Based on UN estimates, at least $300 billion a year will be needed by 2030 to support communities suffering from loss and damage to rebuild and restore their lives and communities.

For poor and climate vulnerable communities and countries who have, and will reach the limits of adaptation, rich countries must show their support and put in place a process under UNFCCC to address current and future loss and damage. Financing and resources must be harnessed and channelled to poor and climate vulnerable countries .

Can I ask you to write to the Prime Minster please and ask:

• How is the UK Government advancing the Glasgow Dialogue on loss and damage

• How is the UK Government using its diplomatic role to respond to and find solution to the calls for

loss and damage finance to have a dedicated agenda point at COP27?

• How does FCDO plan to address loss and damage, in addition to avert and minimise, as part of

delivering on climate change commitments in the International Development Strategy?

• Does the UK Government support the creation of an international finance mechanism for loss and

damage?

• What diplomatic steps is the UK Government taking to encourage high emitters to increase climate

adaptation financing both quality and quantity towards the Climate & Development Ministerial?

• What steps is the UK Government taking to ensure adequate UK finance for locally led adaptation,

directed to local communities that most need it, in a context of a reduced UK aid budget

Thank you for your help.

Kind regards,

Paul

Paul Tucker

Chair, Christian Aid in Kings Langley