Making sense of the politics in the climate change loss & damage debate

The Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (L ii) coordination and iii) support to address losses and damages under the UNFCCC. So far, the work undertaken by the WIM Executive Committee (ExCom) has focused on enhancing understanding and awareness of the issue and promoting collaboration with relevant stakeholders. Delivering on the WIM's third function on action and support has lagged behind, and 'the political' nature of L yet we have very little insight into how the politics are understood within the realm of international L conflicts on the legitimacy of L tensions between the technical and political dimension of the debate; debates over accountability for losses and damages incurred; and the connection of L&D with other unresolved issues under the Convention.