COP30 Belem Brazil Tripling Adaptation Finance: What the Belém Agreement Means for Vulnerable Countries The conclusion of COP30 in Belém, Brazil marked a turning point in global climate policy: Parties collectively agreed to triple adaptation finance by 2035 , aiming to address the growing gap between climate impacts and the resources available to respond to them. For developing nations, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Indigenous peoples, and frontline communities, this decision represents both a moral acknowledgment and a practical step toward climate justice. Adaptation—actions that reduce harm from climate impacts—is increasingly essential as extreme weather, sea-level rise, food insecurity, and water scarcity intensify. While mitigation tackles the root causes of climate change, adaptation determines whether communities can survive the consequences already locked in (IPCC, 2022). For decades, however, adaptation funding lagged far behind mitigation, accounting for on...
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