The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) board has postponed funding decisions until December 2026, citing an overwhelming number of proposals and limited financial resources.Nearly $500m is allocated for disbursements, but the combined funding demand from 176 requests from 119 countries exceeds $2.8 billion.Pakistan submitted three proposals focusing on agriculture, health, and flash flood recovery, with one already in peer review.

Civil society groups criticize the delay as a failure to support vulnerable communities, highlighting systemic issues like lack of transparency and bureaucratic hurdles.The FRLD, established at COP27, faces challenges in operationalizing its $250m pilot phase, with only a fraction of funds received.Activists urge immediate action to address climate-related crises, warning that delays risk turning the fund into an unfulfilled promise.