UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell / PHOTO/UN Climate Change/ Diego Herculano. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] In a compelling speech at the high-level closing event of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell called for urgent and transformative action on climate change, emphasising that the time for delay is over….
Less than one percent of adaptation finance targets health, even as climate-sensitive diseases multiply. Africa alone will need roughly $300 billion annually by 2030 to build resilient systems and respond to climate-related loss and damage. BELÉM, Brazil, Nov 20 2025 (IPS) – Around the world, the climate crisis is fast becoming the biggest public-health threat…
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva when he spoke at (COP30), in Belém, Brazil on Wednesday. PHOTO/Ricardo Stuckert/Secom-PR. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] In a powerful speech at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) held in Belém on Wednesday, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a clarion call for global action to combat climate…
Key highlights Pioneering finance instrument aimed to strengthen resilience and early warnings worldwide seeks initial capitalization of USD 200 million by the end of 2026 If backed, the bond will enable five-fold increase in internationally shared weather and climate data Surface weather and climate data are the invisible ingredient of every forecast, early warning, and…
We, Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union, guided by the principles of Agenda 2063 and sustainable development goals, gathered for the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 8 to 10 September 2025, in the presence of other global leaders, intergovernmental organizations, Regional Economic Communities, United…
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, delivered during the opening of the high-level segment at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. PHOTO/ Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The high-level segment of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) commenced in Belém, Brazil, with Simon…
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies. PHOTO/ Duncan Moore/UNEP. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] In a powerful address at the Adaptation Gap Report side-event at COP30, Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), issued a stark warning that the world is “running on empty” when it comes to adaptation finance, as…
UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell. PHOTO/ Kiara Worth/UN Climate Change. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] There is need for urgent increased and more accessible climate finance to drive global efforts to combat climate change, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell, has said. Stiell who was speaking at COP30’s third High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on…
Campaigners are hailing today’s COP30 launch of a new global initiative aimed at advancing the recognition, protection, and participation of environmental defenders in climate decision and policy-making. Co-created with more than 300 environmental activists and defenders across Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and beyond, the new Leaders Action Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders (LEAD) initiative…
With one in every 25 COP30 attendees a fossil fuel lobbyist, massive industry presence intensifies calls to protect climate negotiations from corporate capture New analysis reveals more than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP30 climate talks in Belém, marking yet another year of overwhelming industry presence at crucial climate negotiations,…
