Why loss and damage funding matters, with Harjeet Singh

When floods, storms, and droughts strike, who helps communities pick up the pieces? According to climate justice leader Harjeet Singh, the world still doesn’t have a fair answer. Currently, the countries least responsible for climate change are paying the highest price. When disaster strikes, typically countries must cover around 80% of the costs themselves. As one of the architects of the Loss and Damage Fund, Harjeet argues that wealthy nations should contribute far more, around $400 billion annually, to support those hardest hit by climate disasters. With current pledges at less than one percent of that, the Director of the Satat Sampada Climate Foundation explains why this moment is critical, and why getting money quickly into the hands of affected communities is essential. Harjeet has launched the ‘Fill The Fund’ campaign to pressure wealthy nations and major corporate polluters to pay up for the climate damage they have caused. Recorded live at TED Countdown 2025 in conversation with Climate Curious co-host Ben Hurst. Check out Harjeet’s recent TED Countdown talk: The real cost of not adapting to climate change, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_3VtlziukSatat Sampada Climate Foundation - https://www.instagram.com/satatsampadaclimateFill The Fund campaign - https://www.instagram.com/fill_the_fund/ Buy your ticket to join TEDxLondon Global Idea Search, November 24th: https://tedxlondon.com/tedx-global-idea-search/Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondonWebsite: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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