COP30 Morning Brief – November 19

Day 10: Wednesday, 19 November

by the COP30 Communications Team

Thematic Focus: Agriculture, Food Systems and Security, Fishing and Family Farming, Women, Gender, Afro-descendant, and Tourism

Fueling the Future Food System

Today at COP30, leaders and partners come together to transform our food systems and strengthen the communities most affected by the climate crisis.The day showcases how restoring land, elevating women’s leadership, and scaling practical, science-based solutions can translate climate ambition into tangible improvements for farmers, families, and frontline communities.

We begin by hearing from women who, in their territories, confront climate impacts every day and create solutions that guide our collective future. Brazil also advances its national Protocol for Women and Girls in Climate Emergencies, reaffirming that gender equality is fundamental to resilience and community protection.

At the High-Level Ministerial on Agriculture, the urgent challenge of land degradation takes center stage. In response, the RAIZ Initiative is being launched as a COP30 legacy to restore degraded farmland and integrate sustainability across global food systems. International partners reinforce this momentum with new investments and tools for climate-resilient agriculture, including the CCAC Agriculture Flagship and Germany’s IM-PACT support to the FAST Partnership.

The day concludes with the Global Climate Action High-Level Event, calling for a global mutirão to turn commitments into measurable progress. COP30’s message today is clear: restoring land, empowering people, and elevating the voices of women and Afro-descendant communities are central to building a resilient and inclusive future.

Key Moments

• 9:30AM - 12:00AM Women: Voices that Guide the Future
  The event brings together leaders from Brazil and around the world to show how women—especially those most affected by climate change—are driving innovative, intersectional solutions and advancing gender-responsive climate action from local territories to global policy.
  Location: Action Room 5, Action Agenda Thematic Rooms

• 10:30AM – 12:00PM High-Level Event: RAIZ – Resilient Agriculture Investment for Net-Zero Land Degradation
  Land degradation stands as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, undermining food security, accelerating biodiversity loss, and exacerbating climate change, yet over 30% of agricultural land is degraded worldwide. The RAIZ initiative – Resilient Agriculture Investment for Net-Zero Land Degradation — will be launched as a COP30 legacy effort to restore degraded farmland and promote sustainable agriculture.
  Location: SE Room 3 - Parnaíba

• 12:30PM – 2:00PM Scaling Up Practical Solutions for Resilient Agri-Food Systems
  Global partners are stepping up climate finance for farmers and land restoration. The event unveils the CCAC Agriculture Flagship (2026–2028) with a Fertilizer Call to Action, the 2025 CRDF analysis, and Germany’s new IM-PACT support for the FAST Partnership.
  Location: SE Room 1 - São Francisco

• 12:30PM - 1:30PM Integrating Women in the Fight Against the Climate Crisis
  This event features the presentation and discussion of Brazil’s Protocol for Promoting the Leadership of Women and Girls in Climate Emergencies and Disasters, a key contribution to the COP30 Action Agenda and the Plan for Accelerating Solutions (PAS), focused on building equitable, gender-responsive, and inclusive climate governance.
  Location: Action Room 5, Action Agenda Thematic Rooms

• 3:00PM - 5:00PM COP30 Global Climate Action High-Level Event: Accelerating Implementation
  This high-level session marks the culmination of the Global Climate Action Agenda at COP30, highlighting the shift from commitments to concrete delivery. Leaders are expected to announce strengthened initiatives and implementation-focused partnerships that scale inclusive, science-based climate solutions. The event will take stock of progress, reinforce international cooperation, and issue a collective call for a mutirão to ensure COP30 delivers measurable impact for people and communities.
  Location: Plenary Hall Tocantins, Blue Zone

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● Latest COP30 official documents
● COP 30 - Overview Schedule
● Belém Climate Summit Documents
● NDC 3.0
● COP 30 - Main conference schedule
● Global Climate Action at COP 30 | UNFCCC
● Climate High-Level Champions Website
● Top of the COP Newsletter
● 2025 Action Agenda Granary of Solutions
● INSIDE COP podcast by Outrage+Optimism