Loss And Damage Fund

Nepal's flood disaster tests UN Loss and Damage Fund's response speed

A glacial-lake collapse triggered flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa region on 26 August, killing more than 1,400 people and leaving about 6,000 missing, with reconstruction estimated at nearly $5 billion. Nepal formally requested emergency support from the UN's Fund for responding to Loss and Damage five days later, but a month on, no funding arrangement has been finalized beyond an acknowledgment promising urgent consideration.

nature.com · 2026-09-25

Nepal's $20M loss-and-damage claim tests UN climate fund's speed

Following a glacier collapse that triggered floods killing over 1,400 people and leaving 6,000 missing, Nepal is preparing to seek $20 million from the UN's Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, citing new research linking abnormally high July-August temperatures to the disaster. Nepal joins 119 other countries awaiting decisions on applications to the fund, which has only reviewed four claims since accepting them in late 2025, with no funding yet disbursed and the next board meeting not scheduled until December.

nature.com · 2026-09-22