loss and damage

noun

The harms caused by extreme weather as a consequence of anthropogenic climate change.

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Meanings

noun
  1. climate changeThe harms caused by extreme weather as a consequence of anthropogenic climate change.

    The dramatic shift at Cop27 began with the question of loss and damage. This refers to the devastation wreaked on the physical and social infrastructure of vulnerable countries by extreme weather, and the question of how to finance their rescue and recovery from climate-related disaster.

    2022 November 18, Fiona Harvey, “EU reversal of stance on loss and damage turns tables on China at Cop27”, in The Guardian
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