Which country was chosen by the Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) as its host country?

The Philippines. The Board chose the Philippines at its second meeting, held in Incheon in July 2024. Barbados is where the Barbados Implementation Modalities were adopted. South Korea only hosted that meeting. The UAE hosted COP28. Read more: Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD): How It Works and Its First Allocation

Arrange the following loss-and-damage milestones in chronological order. 1. Santiago Network set up under the WIM 2. Warsaw International Mechanism established 3. COP27 agrees to create a new fund 4. Glasgow Dialogue set up

2, 1, 4, 3. The Warsaw International Mechanism came at COP19 in 2013. The Santiago Network followed at COP25 in 2019. The Glasgow Dialogue was set up at COP26 in 2021. COP27 agreed the fund in 2022. Read more: Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD): How It Works and Its First Allocation

Consider the following statements about the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage: 1. It is a World Bank-hosted financial intermediary fund for an interim period of four years. 2. The World Bank makes the decisions on eligibility and allocation of resources. 3. Its Board has 26 members, of whom 12 are from developed countries and 14 from developing countries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 3 only. Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is wrong. The FRLD Board decides on eligibility, resource mobilisation and allocation. The World Bank hosts the Secretariat and provides trustee services only. Read more: Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD): How It Works and Its First Allocation

Assertion (A): The USD 20 million approved for Nepal in October 2026 has not yet been disbursed. Reason (R): Nepal must still submit a funding proposal for the Board to consider at a future meeting. Which one of the following is correct?

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. On 22 October 2026 the Board approved USD 20 million for Nepal's floods. This was the first allocation for a specific disaster. The money is set aside, but Nepal must still submit a proposal, so none has been disbursed. Read more: Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD): How It Works and Its First Allocation

Consider the following statements about the Barbados Implementation Modalities (BIM) of the FRLD: 1. They were adopted by the Board for the start-up phase. 2. They set aside USD 250 million to be spent until the end of 2026. 3. Grants are USD 5 million to USD 20 million per project proposal. 4. Small island developing states and least developed countries get at least 50 percent of resources in this phase. How many of the statements given above are correct?

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