At pre-COP meet, India pushes for adaptation, funds

COP30 should be the COP of adaptation, advancing finance, cooperation, and locally grounded solutions, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday at the Pre-COP30 meeting in Brasilia.

- Jayashree Nandi

“We should all agree on a minimum package of indicators from the UAE-Belem Work Programme, leaving some of the rest for further technical discussion as necessary. We should send an inspiring message to the world with the Baku ‘Adaptation Road Map, that we are on the way to ensuring the safety and well-being of billions leaving no one behind,” Yadav said in his intervention during the preparatory meeting for the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 30). He added that the key lies in translating global policy commitments into practical, locally grounded solutions.

Calling for restoration of faith in multilateralism, he said: “As we marka decade since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, COP30 mustsend a resolute political message that multilateralism remains the cornerstone of global climate action. We are in full agreement with the Presidency’s view that the Paris rulebook is fully operational with NDCs, National Adaptation Plans or NAPs and Biennial Transparency Reports or BTRs, all being implemented today.”