Highlights from COP30 – Water at the Heart of Climate Action💦

Day 2 of #COP30 in Belém marked a turning point: climate action moved from ambition to implementation, right where people live. Cities, regions, and communities sent a clear message: 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

The day connected adaptation, infrastructure, circular economy, science, and artificial intelligence under one unifying thread, #water.

💦 During the High-Level Ministerial on Water and Climate Action; “𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲”, water was officially placed at the heart of the global climate agenda, linking outcomes from COP28, COP29, and the FAO Water Dialogue, while looking ahead to the 2026 United Nations Water Conference.

💦 The launch of the Plan to Accelerate Multilevel Governance and the CHAMP Coalition consolidated local and regional leadership as key to turning commitments into concrete results, cleaner water, safer housing, and stronger local economies.

💦 The Global Transformation Agenda on Water Investments announced a USD 20 billion program to drive climate-resilient water projects across Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030.

💦 The Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2025 highlighted that 95 % of countries now include cities, businesses, and civil society in their national climate plans.

𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹’𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗿ã𝗼 (𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁). 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽.