National governments face increased difficulties to manage the impacts of climate change that occur despite or in the absence of adaptation action. Loss and damage has become a most prominent issue in climate action.

Assessing Climate Change Driven Losses and Damages provides policymakers and other interested stakeholders with guidance to assess those impacts. This retrospective or prospective assessment can support the efficient and effective management of losses and damages.

The guide covers the following:

• Assessing damages: 
  • defining damages driven by climate change; 
  • calculating counterfactuals; 
  • identifying the level of detail and calculating indicators. 
• Assessing losses: 
  • framing the assessment; 
  • developing national or subnational-level indicators; 
  • identifying locations; 
  • collecting data.