New Delhi, June 30 -- Let's take a harder look at the recent floods in Himachal Pradesh. HT reported on Sunday about the widespread damage: 17 people lost their lives over the last week and infrastructural damage worth Rs.300 crore was caused by the flash floods. This qualifies to be loss and damage, a term in climate negotiation speak which summarises the "negative impacts of climate change" beyond what individuals and communities can adapt to or mitigate. After long campaigning by the Global South, a Loss and Damage fund was set up with $700 million pledged. As the Himachal catastrophe rolled out, I asked a leading global civil society voice on climate justice, Harjeet Singh, if India could use this money for rebuilding. He believed this ...