In a historic first, the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) convened an extraordinary meeting to provisionally set aside $20 million for Nepal following the catastrophic Bhote Koshi flash floods. However, with Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs estimated at $4.71 billion, the Fill the Fund campaign warns that this allocation represents less than half a percent of the actual need—underscoring the urgent necessity for a permanent rapid-response mechanism and c