Established in 2013, the WIM has been enhancing knowledge and catalyzing action and support in a coordinated manner under the UNFCCC process. At the last review of the WIM in 2019, a technical assistance facility was established under the WIM, the Santiago network, which has since then become operational. In addition, the last review of the WIM led to a number of new mandates and provisions that catalyzed further support and opened up critical space for deliberation on ways to mobilize finance for loss and damage, resulting in the establishment of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage. 

Based on information on the current status of the work of the WIM since its last review in 2019, the event will bring together Parties and non-Party stakeholders to discuss the long-term vision of how the current global loss and damage support system under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement can effectively assist developing countries to implement approaches to respond to loss and damage, and specifically how the institutional arrangements of the WIM (i.e.the  ExCom including its thematic expert groups, and the Santiago network,) can be strengthened through the 2024 review. 

The event is open to all registered Parties and observers. It provides an open space for exchanging views and identifying priority elements to capture in the review outcomes along with a range of ideas for attaining them.

For more information and the webcast, please visit the UNFCCC official website: https://unfccc.int/event/2024-review-of-the-warsaw-international-mechanism-for-loss-and-damage-associated-with-climate-change