(2/5) Partners from the private and public sectors launched the Green Digital Action Hub, which will integrate digital technologies with climate-smart development, particularly in the Global South.

(3/5) A potential win for tropical #biodiversity, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility will financially incentivize the conservation, rather than logging, of tropical forests.

(4/5) World leaders committed to scaling up integrated fire management, a holistic approach that weaves together science and traditional #Indigenous knowledge.

(5/5) The Belém Declaration brings to light the human dimensions of climate change, recognizing that addressing hunger and poverty is essential for long-term resilience.

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(2/4) Despite this payoff, finance directed towards #climate adaptation currently constitutes less than ⅓ of total climate finance. Now is the time to scale up #adaptation worldwide—recognizing that the benefits of adaptation extend from economic and beyond, to human health, culture, and the land.

(3/4) #COP30 President André Aranha Corrêa do Lago comments, “For developed countries, adaptation finance ... yields global stability and domestic benefits. For developing countries, adaptation … saves lives, safeguards jobs, protects infrastructure, and reduces inequality.”

(4/4) The Resilience Institute works with vulnerable communities, creating adaptive strategies that address immediate climate challenges and build long-term #resilience. From #local to #global, adaptation is essential not only for its economic benefits, but for a future where all of us can thrive.

(2/6) Taking place from November 10-21, COP30 will be the thirtieth time the signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have gathered since 1992.

(3/6) COP30 builds on major historical agreements, from the 1992 Earth Summit, which culminated in the signing of the #UNFCCC, to the development of the Kyoto Protocol, the first #international treaty aiming to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

(4/6) The Paris Agreement, signed during COP21 in 2015, led to the development of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA)—which will be in the spotlight at COP30 this November.

(5/6) In contrast to previous years, COP30 will place renewed emphasis on #adaptation. In the words of COP30 President Designate André Aranha Corrêa do Lago,

“Adaptation has demanded the courage to let go of what no longer serves us while preserving what defines us.”

(6/6) On the necessity of accelerating adaptation to climate change, he explains:

“While many countries and communities are already undertaking the transition towards low carbon and sustainable economies, the rise of an adaptation economy ... is still to be seen.” #COP30Brazil

(2/3) Through the UAE-Belém work programme, the technical expert group recently put forth a draft set of 100 globally relevant indicators—these were narrowed down from a set of over 9,500! #COP30Brazil #COP30 #UNFCCC

(3/3) These indicators will soon be under review by the parties at the upcoming COP30. Stay tuned for more as we follow discussions made at COP30 and look forward to meaningful progress on accelerating adaptation initiatives worldwide.

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