African cities are key to dealing with climate loss and damage

Without direct representation in negotiations, cities must leverage multiple opportunities to influence loss and damage decisions and funding. Cities host most of Africa&rsquo;s population, economic assets, infrastructure and utilities and will continue to&nbsp;grow throughout the century. Loss and damage instruments and funding help the world&rsquo;s most vulnerable&nbsp;countries to cope with climate harms. African cities should be at the forefront of these efforts, yet they lack&nbsp;direct representation in negotiations. To influence loss and damage decisions, cities must adopt creative&nbsp;strategies and leverage the multiple opportunities available to act. &nbsp; About the author Aim&eacute;e-No&euml;l Mbiyozo is a Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS).&nbsp;She is a migration expert whose research covers a broad range of intersecting issues, including&nbsp;climate change, gender, refugee rights, violent extremism and citizenship. Publications --> Download Policy Brief 211 PDF &nbsp; Development partners This policy brief is funded by the governments of the Netherlands and Spain. The ISS is also grateful for support from the members of the ISS Partnership Forum: the Hanns Seidel Foundation, the European Union, the Open Society Foundations and the governments of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. <div class="container-full pt-5 no-print"