COP30: Time for adaptation to shine?

COP30: Time for adaptation to shine?

As climate impacts accelerate, adaptation remains dangerously underfunded and politically sidelined — but COP30 could shift that balance. The Brazilian presidency has promised to put adaptation at the heart of this year’s talks, with countries negotiating the long-awaited Global Goal on Adaptation and developing nations calling to triple finance for resilience. In this live discussion, we talked about what meaningful adaptation progress could look like in Belém.