Can COP30 deliver on climate promises?

Global attention has currently turned to Belém, one of the gateways to the Brazilian Amazon, where the climate community has gathered for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

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Marking a decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, this conference carries heightened global expectations for real implementation, accountability, and delivery of promises, rather than simply negotiating new ambitions. Being held against the background of a tense geopolitical scenario and devastating climate events in vulnerable countries, the issues that dominate the 12-day-long COP30 agenda carry far-reaching implications for the people and the planet.

First, countries will negotiate on adaptation-related outcomes at COP30, including a set of indicators to assess progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), which was anchored in the Paris Agreement. The GGA was designed to guide the transition from the countries’ National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to concrete actions by enhancing the adaptive capacity and strengthening resilience to climate change.

The progress on the GGA is to be tracked through 100 indicators.