Overview

• Representatives from 22 countries, including 18 environment, development and energy ministers, convened at Palacio Nacional for the two-day meeting.
• The agenda centers on updating national climate commitments, mobilizing finance and drafting a regional roadmap for implementation.
• Mexico’s environment ministry organized the meeting in coordination with the foreign ministry and Brazil’s incoming COP30 presidency, with UNFCCC and climate finance actors involved.
• Sessions continue on August 26 with planned dialogues involving civil society on ecosystem protection, landholding communities and a just transition for workers.
• Semarnat’s Alicia Bárcena underscored the region’s vulnerability despite contributing about 11.3% of global emissions, citing potential GDP losses of up to 12.6% by 2050 without urgent action.