Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)

Climate Fund
iSustain score 75

The Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), an operating entity under the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), addresses the growing needs of vulnerable communities in developing countries facing the irreversible impacts of climate change. By financing recovery initiatives from climate-related losses and damage, the Fund empowers communities to rebuild and adapt. It strives for country-led locally driven solutions, ensuring interventions are aligned to country needs, priorities and contexts.

Geographic focus

Central Africa
Central Asia
East Africa
East Asia
Eastern Europe
Global
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East
North Africa
Pacific Islands
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa

Sector appetite

Climate Adaptation
Climate Mitigation
Climate Resilience
Education
Financial Services

Fund size

As of November 19th, 2025, a total of USD 821.74 million has been pledged to the FRLD

Eligible recipients

International organization
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the regional level

Co-financing requirement

No formal co-financing requirement

Instruments & open calls

What a client can actually approach this organisation for, and how access works.

No instruments or open calls profiled yet for this organisation.

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