The 9th board meeting of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) is ongoing in Manila, with civil society organizations (CSOs), indigenous groups, and climate advocates raising concerns over insufficient funding.The fund currently holds $250M (P15.3 billion) but faces a gap as 176 proposals totaling $2.8B (P171.9 billion) are under consideration.

Aksyon Klima Pilipinas' John Leo Algo highlighted that the required $400B annually for developing nations far exceeds current allocations, noting that only $500M has been secured—less than what the US spends daily on the Iran war.

Proposals from Africa (81), Asia-Pacific (49), Latin America/Caribbean (42), and Eastern Europe (4) show regional disparities, with the Philippines submitting just one proposal.Algo warned that only four proposals ($77.4M) will be presented for approval, risking exclusion of critical needs like climate resilience.

Activists like Tetet Lauron emphasized the urgency of supporting communities hit by super typhoons and El Niño, urging direct budget support and local knowledge inclusion to address systemic gaps in funding access.