ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Renatus Otto Franz Derler

Renatus Otto Franz Derler holds an MPhil in Environmental Policy and an LLM from the University of Cambridge, and an LLB from the University of Buckingham. He is also a Researcher at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, and Blog Manager and Managing Editor with the Cambridge International Law Journal.

POSTS BY Renatus Otto Franz Derler

27 June 2024

A Global South Perspective on Loss and Damage Litigation

In June 2024, delegates undertook two-week-long negotiations at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference. These meetings concerned the modalities of the newly instituted Loss and Damage (L&D) Fund and the provision of financial assistance to developing countries. In this piece, we reflect on the future interactions between the L&D Fund and litigations regarding L&D. We argue that these two phenomena must be seen as having a synergistic relation, effectively benefitting the Global South. Continue reading >>