COP30: Adaptation discussion opens with calls for finance, flexibility, focus on implementation

Published on : 12 Nov 2025, 10:23 am Summary

At COP30 in Belem, discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation focused on bridging political divides and establishing a framework of indicators.

Key priorities included finance, support and flexibility in measuring adaptation progress.

Developing countries emphasised the need for predictable, grant-based support, while debates continued over the implementation-related indicators and the role of public finance.

The first round of negotiations on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) began in Belem, Brazil with countries seeking to bridge political divides and move toward adopting a framework of indicators at the 30th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Parties signalled priorities