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What's Loss and Damage ?

Example in a flood event
Loss
is the negative impacts in relation to which reparation or restoration is impossible, such as loss of freshwater resources
Damage
is the negative impacts in
relation to which reparation or
restoration is possible, such as windstorm damage to the roof of a building, or
damage to a coastal mangrove
forest as a result of coastal surges


keywords : Cannot be Recovered
keywords : Can be Recovered
Loss and Damage on Climate Change
‘Losses and damages’ refer to impacts of climate change (include slow onset events and extreme weather events) that have not been, or cannot be, avoided through mitigation and adaptation efforts (Warner & van der Geest, 2013)