Overview
- At the Brasília pre-COP ministerial, Bhupender Yadav called for COP30 to center on adaptation and for agreement on a minimum package of indicators under the UAE–Belém Work Programme.
- He urged stronger flows of public finance for adaptation and pressed developed countries to meet their Article 9.1 obligations under the Paris Agreement.
- In Global Stocktake discussions, he cautioned against new post-Stocktake mechanisms and said the priority is delivering resources that enable developing nations to act.
- India said its first National Adaptation Plan is finalized and an updated NDC extending to 2035 is under Cabinet review for submission before COP30.
- Yadav met UNFCCC chief Simon Stiell, COP30 President‑designate André Corrêa do Lago and EU climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, and will attend the G20 environment ministers’ meeting in Cape Town on October 16–17.