Concept Note: Symposium on Loss and Damage - Advancing Non-Economic Losses: Data, Policy, and Capacity for Action

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dc.conference.date4 - 5 May 2026en
dc.conference.placeBonn, Germany
dc.conference.sessionSymposium on Loss and Damage - Advancing Non-Economic Losses: Data, Policy, and Capacity for Action
dc.conference.titleSymposium on Loss and Damage - Advancing Non-Economic Losses: Data, Policy, and Capacity for Action
dc.conference.typeExpert group meeting
dc.contributor.approvalRecordDirector, Ecosystems Division
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-27T11:49:54Z
dc.date.issued2026-04-27
dc.descriptionClimate change is driving losses and damages globally, much of which are non-economic in nature. These include impacts on human health, cultural heritage, biodiversity, ecosystems, livelihoods, and community identity. In many contexts, climate impacts manifest through displacement, involuntary immobility, and the progressive erosion of place-based identities, social cohesion and cultural continuity. Despite their profound implications for resilience, human rights, and sustainable development, such non-economic losses (NELs) remain underexplored in national planning and underrepresented in global policy processes. These dynamics represent NELs that sit at the intersection of humanitarian need, development reversals, and peace and stability risks, yet remain weakly captured in loss and damage assessments and policy responses.
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dc.description.statusAdopted
dc.description.urihttps://www.undp.org/geneva/events/loss-and-damage-symposium-advancing-non-economic-losses-data-policy-and-capacity-action
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/49464
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number6 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.subject.sdgSDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
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dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themepolicy
dc.titleConcept Note: Symposium on Loss and Damage - Advancing Non-Economic Losses: Data, Policy, and Capacity for Action
dc.typeMeeting resource

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