COP30 Presidency Daily Brief

November 9

One year after Belém, the focus is implementation

Thematic focus: Food, Agriculture and Health

As the world gathers in Antalya, COP31 opens today and runs until 20 November under a shared presidency arrangement between Türkiye and Australia. One year after Belém, the COP30 Presidency arrives with a clear purpose: to show what the Global Mutirão has set in motion, as commitments move into implementation across countries, cities, businesses and communities. Every day, this brief will highlight the COP30 Presidency's key moments and share the stories of those putting the Belém outcomes into action.

On Day 1 of COP31, the COP30 Presidency presents its Roadmap on enhancing efforts towards halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 to Parties and stakeholders. Developed through broad international consultations, the Roadmap identifies opportunities to accelerate forest protection, sustainable use and recovery through coordinated national action, international cooperation and finance. In line with the day’s focus on food, agriculture and health, the Action Agenda showcases food systems solutions that are already delivering measurable results. Partner-led events complete the day, from finance for regenerative agriculture and a new financing framework for the Belém Health Action Plan to methane reduction in farming and cities protecting people from extreme heat. Together, they show Belém’s commitments at work across forests, food and health. In the evening, the Brazil Pavilion officially opens its doors.

Key Moments

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Highlights

• 1:00PM–3:00PM | COP30 Presidency Roadmap on Enhancing Efforts Towards Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030
  COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago and COP30 CEO Ana Toni present the final Roadmap, which covers forests in all latitudes, from tropical to boreal, as well as mangroves and peatlands. Reflections from the UN system, forest countries, development partners and civil society follow, before the floor opens to Parties and stakeholders.
  Room: Special Event Room 2 (Likya)

• 3:00PM–4:30PM | Axis 3 Showcase: Inspiring Action on Agriculture, Food Systems, Food Security and Nutrition in a Changing Climate
  Through country case studies, the Action Agenda’s axis on agriculture and food systems shows how food systems are already delivering results for mitigation, adaptation and food and nutrition security, and what is ready for further investment and scale. COP30 High-Level Champion Dan Ioschpe presents the axis’s proof of progress.
  Room: Special Event Room 4 (Perge)

• 5:45PM–6:45PM | Brazil Pavilion Opening
  The official opening of the Brazil Pavilion at COP31. Drop by and join us for a cup of Brazilian coffee.
  Room: Belém and Global Mutirão Rooms, Brazil Pavilion

Also on the Agenda

• 10:00AM–11:00AM | Solution & Delivery AG 8: From Healthy Soil to Healthy Diets: Closing the Finance Gap
  Convened by the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH), with partners including the Rockefeller Foundation and WBCSD, this session looks at how to scale up finance for sustainable, regenerative and agroecological farming, which today receives only around 1.5% of public climate finance. Brazil’s RAIZ initiative shares how it builds on programmes that mobilized nearly US$6 billion to restore up to 3 million hectares.
  Room: Special Event Room 3 (Assos)
  Livestream: YouTube

• 11:00AM–12:00PM | COP31 Priority Spotlight: Financing the Belém Health Action Plan – Launch of the Financing Framework
  Led by Brazil’s Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization, Wellcome and the Rockefeller Foundation, this session launches a framework to turn the Belém Health Action Plan into investable action. Current estimates suggest only 8% of global adaptation finance goes to projects that directly protect or improve human health.
  Room: Special Event Room 2 (Likya)
  Livestream: UN Climate Change Events (streams)

• 2:00PM–3:00PM | Feeding the Future, Cooling the Present: Restoring Farmland to Grow Food Security while Cutting Methane
  Aligned with the COP31 food security priority, Clean Air Task Force, Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Environmental Defense Fund, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the Food and Land Use Coalition, Imaflora and Mighty Earth show how science, policy and corporate action are cutting cattle methane while delivering food security and rural livelihoods. Drawing on two Plans to Accelerate Solutions, RAIZ and Integrating Agricultural Development and Methane Mitigation, the panel features examples such as the Dairy Methane Action Alliance and Caminho Verde, which channels investment to farmers for land restoration.
  Room: Global Mutirão Auditorium, Brazil Pavilion

• 3:15PM–4:15PM | Beat the Heat: Accelerating Extreme Heat Resilience in Brazil and Beyond
  Convened by the Cool Coalition, UNEP, Brazil’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the City of Fortaleza, this session shows how through the Beat the Heat Implementation Drive, 300 cities and 100 partners are turning global commitments into local action on extreme heat, from heat action plans and early-warning systems to nature-based cooling. The COP30 Presidency and cities including Lagos and host city Antalya share their experiences.
  Room: Global Mutirão Auditorium, Brazil Pavilion

Want to know more about the road from Belém to Antalya?
Read the COP30 Presidency’s press release.