Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

What Loss and Damage Youth Coalition does

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC) is an independent, youth-led global advocacy coalition founded in 2019 following COP25 in Madrid and operationally active in UNFCCC processes since 2021. It functions as a network of 1,400-1,500+ young negotiators, activists, researchers, storytellers, communicators, and trainers spanning more than 100 countries, with particular representation from the Global South and frontline communities. The coalition's work is organized around five functional pillars — advocacy, training, research, storytelling, and campaigns — plus a re-granting program operated through a Youth Grant-making Council.

Its core "products" are advocacy and educational resources rather than technology: campaigns such as the Visa Justice Campaign and #LossAndDamageFinanceNow!, training materials (Loss and Damage 101 and Finance Training), publications and policy briefs, and grant redistribution to youth-led climate projects. The coalition has no proprietary technology platform; operations rely on standard web tools, social media (Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook), a podcast distributed via Spotify, and the Action Network platform for volunteer recruitment and donations.

As a UK-domiciled non-profit with 41 formal employees, LDYC does not sell products or services. Revenue derives from grant funding mobilized from partner organizations and donations collected via Action Network; specific donor names and financial figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization holds recognized-constituency status within the UNFCCC framework, with formal channels into the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage Board and the Santiago Network Advisory Board. Notable recent institutional partnerships include co-developed reports with UNICEF and Save the Children (2025) and a COP30 demands collaboration with Global Citizen (2025).

Name

Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

Legal name

Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

Website

https://ldyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Loss and Damage Youth Coalition is a global youth-led advocacy coalition of 1,400+ members across 100+ countries, driving climate justice through UNFCCC engagement, loss and damage finance advocacy, training, research, storytelling, and a youth grant-making council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Climate justice advocacy
• Loss and damage finance
• UNFCCC youth engagement
• Climate policy research
• Youth grant-making

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Re-granting: The coalition mobilizes grants from partners to fund youth-led climate projects addressing loss and damage. They operate a seasonal re-granting program through their Youth Grant-making Council to empower youth-led initiatives. The coalition does not provide direct financial assistance to individuals or organizations beyond their grant-making council.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition (LDYC) is a global network of young negotiators, activists, researchers, storytellers, communicators, and trainers from 100+ countries that advocates for ambitious international action on climate-induced loss and damage. It delivers advocacy campaigns (such as Visa Justice and #LossAndDamageFinanceNow!), training resources, research publications, storytelling initiatives, and a youth re-granting program through its Youth Grant-making Council. Its primary constituents are youth (35 and below), particularly from the Global South and frontline communities engaged in UNFCCC climate processes.

Product overview

The Loss and Damage Youth Coalition is a global advocacy organization rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy campaigns (Visa Justice Campaign, #LossAndDamageFinanceNow!), training materials (Loss and Damage 101 and Finance Training), publications and policy briefs, and grant-making programs through its Youth Grant-making Council. These are advocacy and educational resources focused on climate justice, not software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Loss and Damage 101 Training Material

Quantifiable outcome

• Active engagement in UNFCCC COP and SB meetings since 2021

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global CitizencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025LDYC collaborated with Global Citizen to launch a powerful set of youth-led demands ahead of COP30, including the assessment of COP30 outcomes relative to their COP30 technical demands.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025LDYC collaborated with UNICEF and Save the Children International on the report 'Child-Responsive Loss and Damage Policies, Finance and Action', which draws on 13 case studies to understand how children experience climate-related losses and damages.
• UNFCCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDYC actively engages within the UNFCCC's Conference of Parties and SBs meetings, providing youth perspectives on loss and damage within official UN climate processes.
• Santiago Network on Loss & Damage (SNLD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDYC engages with the Santiago Network on Loss & Damage, submitting statements and providing input to the Advisory Board meetings as part of the UNFCCC loss and damage architecture.
• Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDYC actively advocates to the Board of the FRLD, submitting key messages and statements to influence the fund's operationalization and ensure accessible, grant-based finance for vulnerable communities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Climate Justice Alliance: A US-based and globally connected coalition advocating for climate justice and community-led solutions. Comparable to LDYC in centering frontline communities, mobilizing grant-making to grassroots groups, and integrating storytelling with policy advocacy in UNFCCC processes.
• Fridays for Future: A youth-led global climate strike movement founded by Greta Thunberg. Directly comparable to LDYC in being a youth-led, globally distributed climate advocacy network with strong engagement in UNFCCC spaces and demands targeting world leaders at COPs.
• Power Shift Africa: An Africa-based climate advocacy organization focused on ensuring African priorities shape global climate negotiations. Comparable to LDYC in mobilizing Global South youth voices, advocating for accessible climate finance, and engaging directly in UNFCCC COP and loss and damage processes.
• Third World Network: An international research and advocacy organization focused on development and climate justice for the Global South. Comparable to LDYC in producing policy briefs, technical submissions to UNFCCC, and advocating for climate finance flows that reach vulnerable developing countries.
• Global Greengrants Fund: A fund that re-grants to grassroots environmental and climate justice initiatives globally. Comparable to LDYC through its Youth Grant-making Council, which similarly redistributes partner funds to youth-led loss and damage projects at the community level.

Broad incumbents

• Climate Action Network (CAN) International: A global network of over 1,800 civil society organizations working on climate policy advocacy across UNFCCC processes. Comparable to LDYC in engaging UNFCCC COPs and SBs, but operates at a much larger institutional scale and across the full climate agenda rather than the loss and damage niche.
• 350.org: A global grassroots climate movement with a presence in UNFCCC spaces and a focus on mobilizing public pressure on climate finance and fossil fuel phase-out. Comparable to LDYC in mobilizing youth-led, globally distributed activism and in producing COP-facing advocacy outputs.

Others

• Save the Children International: A global humanitarian and child rights organization that co-developed the 'Child-Responsive Loss and Damage Policies, Finance and Action' report with LDYC. Relevant as both an established partner and a comparable organization that combines humanitarian programming with climate advocacy.

Emerging players

• Indigenous Environmental Network: An Indigenous-led network advocating for environmental justice within UNFCCC and broader climate forums. Comparable to LDYC in centering frontline community voices, providing advocacy training, and producing policy submissions for COP and fund-board processes.

Regional players

• CAN-Rac (Climate Action Network - Réseau action climat): A regionally focused climate advocacy coalition that engages UNFCCC processes on behalf of national and regional member organizations. Comparable to LDYC in coalition-based UNFCCC engagement and youth mobilization, but organized primarily along regional rather than youth-segment lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LossDamageYouth
• YouTubepodcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-loss-and-damage-youth-coalition
• Facebookfacebook.com/LossDamageYouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loss-and-damage-youth-coalition
• Instagraminstagram.com/lossanddamageyouthcoalition

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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