Sameera Savarala
Programme Specialist, NDCs and Negotiations
Sameera has extensive experience in UN climate negotiations having been part of civil society, government and UN delegations. She has been following the Paris Agreement negotiations process closely since its inception. She is currently global focal point on loss and damage, human rights and climate justice and has followed and presented on loss and damage in climate negotiations and beyond for over 10 years. She is also UNDP’s focal point for the interim secretariat for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage. Sameera is particularly passionate about social inclusion and ensuring that the most vulnerable and marginalized groups are supported and empowered to lead in climate action.
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There is an urgency to respond to the loss and damage caused by climate change. Those most affected are often the most vulnerable populations.
On International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, an activist shares her perspective on the climate crisis.
Meet Paloma Costa. This Brazilian climate warrior and lawyer is gently shaking the world with her passion for climate justice.
