India, April 11 -- A road map for the start-up phase of the fund for responding to Loss and Damage was put up for agreement by the Board of the Fund which includes representation from developed and developing country parties on Thursday at its 5th board meeting in Barbados, but experts say some of the provisions pose significant concerns over potential dilution of its purpose and effectiveness.

The draft text states that current resources available for Loss and Damage is $319 million. It also decides to establish the Barbados Response Action Plan to respond to loss and damage, consisting of a first set of interventions for the calendar years 2025 and 2026 for an amount of $250 million.

The fund was fully operationalised at UN Climate Co...