This joint open letter to the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage ahead of its second meeting in July 2024, signed by over 350 civil society organizations including Amnesty International, expresses the strong expectation and demand to have a dedicated community access window established within the Loss and Damage Fund that realizes direct access for people most affected by compounding and cascading climate impacts, in particular frontline communities, Indigenous Peoples, and people experiencing marginalization.
Such a dedicated window should ensure simplified and enhanced direct access to adequate funding support in the form of small grants that addresses the needs and priorities of those affected, and that their leadership and knowledge is recognized and fostered.