Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 October 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
COP27: Discussion
Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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I thank the witnesses for their presentations.
I will focus on the issue of loss and damage. I have a question for Ms Wathuti. I thank her for her powerful presentation. When we speak about loss and damage and supporting communities to adapt or mitigate, how do we ensure the money reaches the right people in the right way? Denmark is the first EU country to establish a specific loss and damage fund but over half of the allocated money is for insurance companies. Is there a risk that if this money was allocated it would not reach the right people?