Countries Poised to Set Up to 100 Climate Adaptation Indicators as Health and Water Risks Mount

Overview

• Negotiators expect COP30 in Belém to conclude the UAE–Belém Work Programme with a final list of up to 100 indicators to track adaptation progress across themes and means of implementation.
• The Lancet Countdown reports an average of 546,000 heat-related deaths annually (2012–2021) and an estimated 154,000 deaths from wildfire smoke in 2024, with researchers urging stronger public‑health preparedness.
• A new Instituto Trata Brasil study projects by 2050 an average 12 days of household water rationing per year and a 59.3% increase in treated water production needed versus 2023, with longer rationing likely in parts of the Northeast and Center‑West.
• Brazil faces widespread exposure with 2,807 municipalities rated highly vulnerable, pressure on the SUS from heat waves, and uneven local readiness, as the federal Plan Clima‑Adaptação outlines 300 targets and 800 actions and the PCVR seeks to fund city projects.
• Analyses presented ahead of COP30 estimate R$17 trillion in potential GDP losses by 2050 without adaptation, highlight a large insurance coverage gap after 2024 floods in Rio Grande do Sul, and note lost labor worth US$17.7 billion from heat exposure in 2024.