COP30 Lodging Clears Validity Threshold as Brazil Puts Adaptation at the Center

Overview

• Hosts report 149 countries with confirmed lodging for Belém, surpassing the 132 needed to validate decisions, with 37 nations still negotiating accommodations for the Nov. 10–21 conference.
• Conference president André Corrêa do Lago says private funds will subsidize stays for LDCs, SIDS and African delegations, complemented by CAF support for Latin American and Caribbean delegates, to prevent a political shortfall in attendance.
• Leadership is prioritizing a deal on adaptation indicators and mobilizing finance, with cities set to take a prominent role through the Forum of Local Leaders organized with C40 and Bloomberg Philanthropies.
• Belém’s exposure to extreme heat is spotlighted as a case for urgency, with a study projecting it could rank second globally for extreme heat by 2050 and official monitoring counting 212 days of extreme heat in 2024.
• Analyses cited by organizers estimate annual adaptation needs at roughly $310–$365 billion and note that only about 9% of tracked climate finance reaches adaptation, while critics warn that affordability barriers, fossil-fuel lobbying and slow NDC updates could weaken outcomes.