Poor Countries Welcome Loss and Damage Fund’s Call for Requests, Warn It Falls Short of Needs By Farai Shawn Matiashe Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Our countries did not light this fire—but we are burning in its heat. And the smoke does not stop at our borders. —Evans Njewa, Least Developed Countries Group chair, when talking about the importance of the Loss and Damage Fund for LDCs BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 13 2025 (IPS) - Least Developed Countries have hailed the debut call for proposals for the Loss and Damage Fund, which was launched on 11 November at the United Nations climate summit known as COP30 in Belem, Brazil. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/11/poor-countries-welcome-loss-and-damage-funds-call-for-requests-warn-it-falls-short-of-needs/ Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.