Momentum Builds for Strong Adaptation Outcome at COP30
This week's pre-COP discussions in Brasilia saw countries calling for increased political support to finalize the Global Goal on Adaptation in Belem.
Edited by Megan Rowling and Sebastián Rodríguez, the event highlighted the need for greater backing, despite questions remaining over finance.
Government delegations and civil society representatives expressed hopes for bigger advances on key topics, with adaptation standing out as a area winning broad support for a leap forward at next month's UN climate summit.
Historically, efforts to adapt to extreme weather and rising seas have received less political support and funding compared to measures to cut emissions.
However, as the impact of storms, droughts, floods, and extreme heat continues to grow, this imbalance may shift significantly at COP30, according to this week's discussions.
Efforts to adapt to worsening extreme weather and rising seas have long trailed behind measures to cut planet-heating emissions in terms of political support and funding.
Author's summary: Momentum builds for adaptation outcome at COP30.