There is need and scope for more broad-based discussions taking a research focus while aiming to inform policy. A number of promising avenues exist and have been preliminarily identified for taking the debate further, such as focussing on climate risk management and current international e orts for promoting disaster risk management. There have been a few studies reporting on empirical assessments. Yet, overall a comprehensive assessment exercise to identify the grounds for Loss and Damage (e.g., compared to adaptation), key principles to build on, as well as evidence regarding risk ‘be- yond adaptation’ is currently missing. Further research is needed to support the science-policy dialogue on the Loss and Damage mechanism, and to identify practical and evidence-based policy and implementation options for its operationalisation.