The Definition Of The Small Island Nations? Loss And Damage Caused By Climate Change

Climate change has a impact on the survival and development of mankind.The fragile ecological system,weak infrastructure,poor stability of the economic reasons lead to the hard loss and damage of our small island nations.This article firstly demonstrates the loss and damage of small island nations caused by climate change,analyzes the reasons of the existence and summarizes the characteristics of small island nations' loss and damage.It includes the extensive subject of loss and damage,the grievous loss and damage;the consistency of the victims and behavior states.It clears that the loss and damage is different from the transboundary damage.Then it asserts what is the small island nations' loss and damage caused by climate change and what is the legal attribute of the responsibility from the following three aspects.First,this paper analyzes the feasibility of “palau proposal”and presents how to prevent the loss and damage.The fundamental measures is to reduce emissions.This article analyzes the“international cooperation initiative” and the “Intended Nationally Determined Contribution” and summarizes the existing problems.And It points out that the claim for compensation of the “palau proposal” is difficult to achieve.Second,this paper analyzes the “Warsaw system”“Hyogo framework for action” “Hyogo Declaration ”and “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”.It proposes the establishment of disaster prevention and mitigation system in order to suffer from the loss and damage and make up for the “Warsaw system”.Third,in accordancewith the above argumentations and the relevant legal principles and the cases such as “Georgia v.Tennessee Copper Company”,“Carolina v.Tennessee Valley Authority”,“The Connecticut v American Electric Power Co”,it considers that the responsibility of compensation is entirely feasible.The forms of the realization is to limit emissions and give financial supports.The definition of loss and damage caused by climate change can be describes like this:it may be the actual and potential and adverse consequence which appears in the life,health,property,environmental aspects.It seriously threats the survival and sustainable development of small island nations.