Together with SCIAF, Caritas Colombia, and the Diocese of Quibdó, we produced a thorough analysis on how climate change is causing profound losses and damage in Afro-Colombian and indigenous territories in the Chocó region. A changing climate affects not only local infrastructure and economies, but also cultural practices, spiritual ties, and the biocultural integrity of these communities.

Through territorial evidence and two case studies (Bojayá and the Atrato River), the publication illustrates how these impacts are intertwined with historical conditions of exclusion and the institutional fragility faced by communities. The report highlights the importance of recognizing non-economic losses and damages, and of strengthening community governance models that integrate local knowledge and biocultural justice approaches.

In the context of COP30, the publication calls on the national and international community to ensure that climate finance is adequate, accesible, and oriented toward the leadership of communities that are already experiencing the most intense effects of climate change despite having contributed least to this crisis.