Philippines, Kenya Show How Loss-and-Damage Guides Become Funding Requests
COP 31 Special Events • United NationsNovember 12, 2026
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At a Nov. 12, 2026, COP31 side event, governments described turning United Nations technical guides into real money asks: a $158M Philippine mobility investment portfolio, a Kenyan request to the Santiago Network, and technical help for the Cook Islands. The session was hosted by the executive committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM ExCom). Presenters and audience members agreed the tools work, but data gaps, financing and confusing terminology still stand between evidence and funding.
- Philippines, Kenya and Cook Islands use ExCom guides for investment plans and funding requests
- $158M Philippine climate mobility portfolio cited as a model of guides feeding finance
- New voluntary guidelines let countries report loss and damage in transparency reports
- IOM-led guide sets 7 categories for non-economic losses tied to displacement
- Audience calls for agriculture, health, ocean and Indigenous-specific guidance
The basics: Loss and damage refers to climate impacts that go beyond what adaptation can prevent. The Santiago Network connects vulnerable countries with technical assistance to address those impacts.
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