LOSS & DAMAGE

The Politics of Climate Change Loss and Damage (CCLAD) project seeks to shed new light on how norm construction, conveyance and contestation are influenced by social and political practices both at the international and national level... The way in which normative principles matter in world politics is now a key - yet not fully understood- area of international relations research. The politics of loss and damage (L&D) related to climate change offers a paradigm case for studying the emergence of - and contestation over - norms, specifically justice norms... At the national level, focusing on L&D allows for exploring the way national governments are dealing with and responding to the unavoided and unavoidable impacts of climate change. This emerging policy field includes work on climate-induced human mobility, non-economic losses (health, biodiversity, ecosystem services, cultural heritage), and comprehensive risk management approaches.