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Counting the cost: Activating Leave no one behind: Gender

Loss and Damage Funds and Social Inclusion

Vanuatu Minister of Climate Change, Hon. Ralph Niue Minister of Natural Resources, Hon. Mona Ainu’u,
Regenvanu, is our High-Level Pacific Political Champion on is our Pacific Political Climate Champion on Gender and
Loss and Damage. Social Inclusion.
Our Pacific nations are continuing to drive collective action Gender and social inclusion is a cross-cutting approach,
on Loss and Damage, raising voice and awareness amongst ensuring the way we respond to climate change respects and
the international community on the loss and damage caused protects human rights and keeps people at the core.
by climate change.
The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment,
Mobilising climate finance and securing adequate funding the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local
to address Loss and Damage is vital to building resilience communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities
and adapting to the impacts of climate change, ensuring that and people in vulnerable situations and the right to
those most affected have the necessary tools and resources development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of
to cope with and recover from loss and damage caused by the women and intergenerational equity, are all important to
climate crisis. shaping sustainable and lasting solutions that leave no one
behind.
Fostering dialogue and collaboration with decision-makers
at all levels, ensuring solutions are effective and implemented, Gender and social inclusion strengthens the diversity and
is essential. voice of those at the climate negotiations and decisions,
helping to deliver impacts that keep the focus on humanity,
Robust monitoring systems to track the progress of
Loss and Damage initiatives is key to this work, as is the and people.
need to research, innovate, and develop new approaches
and technologies in addressing climate-induced Loss and
Damage.

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