Overview
- Organizers are promoting a Citizens’ Track designed by the Iswe Foundation and partners to embed ongoing public input, including local assemblies, a Global Citizens’ Assembly, and an annual People’s Report.
- More than 1,000 Indigenous delegates are accredited to attend COP30, highlighting expanded frontline participation in Belém.
- Negotiators are expected to prioritize climate finance, with discussions on the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap that seeks to lift the goal toward $1.3 trillion.
- Brazil’s COP presidency is pushing for a turning point on adaptation, including a new adaptation finance target and a system to track progress toward the Global Goal on Adaptation.
- Brazil is advancing a Tropical Forests Forever Facility that would direct 20% of payments to Indigenous and local communities, even as IBAMA’s new offshore exploration license for Petrobras draws criticism from Indigenous activist Taily Terena.