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Loss and damage

Loss and damage is a relative newcomer to the climate change agenda. It has the potential to reinvigorate existing mitigation and adaptation efforts, but this will ultimately require leadership from developed countries and enhanced understanding of several key issues, such as limits to adaptation.

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Huq, S., Roberts, E. & Fenton, A. Loss and damage. Nature Clim Change 3, 947–949 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2026

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