Brasil has robust plans for accommodation during COP30 Amazônia
With the expansion of the hotel network, availability of transatlantic ships, an official booking platform, and adapted schools, the Federal Government is acting to provide adequate accommodation and offer options to every profile of participants
The Brazilian Government, in association with the governments of Belém and Pará, is working to ensure that individuals registered to participate at COP30 Amazônia (United Nations Climate Change Conference) have access to adequate accommodation. Valter Correia, the Special Secretary for the Conference, highlighted that the negotiations to hire the official platform to manage accommodations for the eleven days of the event in November is almost concluded.
"This is an official platform for the COP, from the Federal Government and the United Nations. It will also ensure credibility to those who wish to make their properties or rooms available for rent", highlighted Correia. It will be ready in less than two months so that registered individuals can make reservations, helping to promote balance between the supply of beds and the demand for accommodation.
Lodging for all
In addition to Belém, various types of lodging for COP30 registered participants will be available throughout the city’s metropolitan region, with different price ranges. The Pará State Tourism Secretariat informed that 90 public schools from the capital city are currently being adapted through partnerships with private companies to serve as hostels. "There will be enough beds and also a surplus to allow us to host this large event," reiterated the Vice Governor of Pará, Hana Ghassan.
Moreover, military facilities, such as barracks and official transit hotels, will also provide accommodations for the event. Additionally, climate-controlled tents have been purchased and will remain under the Armed Forces' custody after COP30 for use in climate emergencies.
Real Estate Speculation
Hana Ghassan evaluated that real estate speculation over COP30 is the result of the rising search for accommodation after the event announcement, but that the supply is yet to follow this growth. According to Ghassan, in previous COPs, this rising movement began in June, when registration usually starts.
"What we are seeing is not exclusive to Belém. The price rise of accommodation and other services happens in every location where these events are held,” Ghassan underscored.
The Vice Governor pointed out that, since not all additional accommodations are available yet, many property owners are excessively raising rental prices, relying on the assumption that people will pay any amount to secure a place to stay. Ghassan assures that the market will stabilize with the official COP30 accommodation platform serving as the sole basis for listing available lodging.
UN Seal
Brasil’s plans to provide lodging for COP30 were approved by UN experts. In a technical visit to the city of Belém, the United Nations Secretariat for Climate Change (UNFCCC) made sure that preparations for COP30 are flowing as expected for an event of such magnitude. From January 20 to 25, the group inspected the lodging locations that will provide over 26,000 new beds.
UNFCCC expert Khalid Magzoub has been closely following the construction, revitalization, and requalification works in Belém. He pointed out that the COPs are challenging projects and “bringing it to Amazônia is an even greater challenge.” Magzoub stated that the governments of Brazil and Pará are clearly dedicated to this project. “We are very optimistic of its success,” he concluded.
Miriam Belchior, Executive Secretary at the Federal Government’s Office of the Chief of Staff, highlighted the comment made by technical members of the mission — that this is the first time in the history of the COP that the installation plans are approved ten months before the conference.