The submission presented on September 3, 2025, by the SUR Group, a negotiating group of which Brazil is a part, along with Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Uruguay, brings together recommendations on guiding elements for the Loss and Damage Response Fund (FRLD), as established by decision 5/CP.29 . The document starts from the recognition of the climate emergency and the reality already experienced by the countries of the region, where extreme and slowly evolving events have generated large-scale social, economic, and environmental impacts.

The submission highlights recent examples of loss and damage in South America, including floods that affected millions of people in Brazil, droughts and fires in Paraguay and Argentina, the worst drought in history in Uruguay, and a severe energy and water crisis in Ecuador. Given this scenario, the group emphasizes the need to strengthen rapid responses and increase the predictability of support to developing countries. The text acknowledges the efforts of the FRLD Council in implementing the initial phase of the Fund, the Barbados Implementation Modality (BIM), but warns that much remains to be done for the mechanism to fully achieve its purpose.

Among the recommendations, the submission calls for the immediate conversion of funding pledges into actual contributions, as well as new commitments to increase the volume of available resources, given that the current allocation is considered insufficient. It also advocates for the urgent operationalization of the BIM (Basic Intervention Mechanism) and the commencement of disbursements before COP 30, as a way to ensure concrete responses and encourage the mobilization of more resources. The Group emphasizes that the FRLD (Fund for the Relief and Development of Countries and Communities) must act with agility and a sense of urgency, without bureaucratic barriers that delay access for countries and communities in emergency situations.

The document also recommends strengthening coordination with other climate funds and with UNFCCC bodies related to loss and damage, such as the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism and the Santiago Network. This coordination is seen as fundamental to avoid overlapping efforts and maximize the positive impacts of support. Another point emphasized is the need to ensure geographical balance in access to resources, so as not to exclude entire regions and to ensure that all developing countries have the right to financing.

The submission concludes that the FRLD should be characterized by the speed, accessibility, and geographic scope of its operations, in order to respond fairly and effectively to the growing global demand for support in the face of losses and damages induced by climate change.