| Sumario: | The CGIAR Road from COP29 to COP30 Webinar Series is bringing together experts to unpack the key negotiation tracks shaping climate finance and adaptation in the lead-up to COP30. Our last session explored the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG)—a landmark climate finance commitment of $1.3 trillion annually by 2035—and raised important questions on whether the pledged finance will truly reach the sectors and communities that need it most. If you missed it, catch up on the recap here.
As we shift focus to adaptation, this session will explore the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), a critical framework designed to track global adaptation progress and ensure resilience-building efforts are effective, measurable, and inclusive.
At COP29, discussions on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) progressed with further guidance provided to experts working on indicators to measure adaptation progress. This is part of an ongoing work programme set to conclude at COP30 this year. Additionally, Parties established the Baku Roadmap and a high-level dialogue to sustain engagement on adaptation, ensuring continued momentum toward an effective framework.
As we move towards COP30 in Belém, the focus will be on shaping the final phase of the GGA work programme, refining adaptation indicators, and clarifying how different stakeholders—including Parties, financial institutions, and technical experts—can contribute to its success. A key aspect of these discussions will be understanding how the GGA framework translates into actionable strategies across different regions, considering different vulnerabilities and adaptation needs.
In this fireside chat, speakers will unpack the COP29 outcomes, discuss what to expect in 2025 for SB62, COP30 and related dialogues, and explore how diverse stakeholders can support the GGA process to ensure that adaptation efforts in agriculture, water and health and ecosystems are inclusive, measurable, and impactful at regional and global levels.
Michael Nagy, a statistician at UNECE, will examine how water management and disaster risk reduction are integrated into adaptation planning and what gaps exist in current indicators. Theresa Wong, Head of Science at IPCC Working Group II, will discuss the role of food security in the GGA, linking scientific assessments to adaptation policies. Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor at Carleton University, will highlight how ecosystem resilience and biodiversity are factored into adaptation planning, ensuring that natural systems are central to climate response. Shouro Dasgupta, an environmental economist at CMCC and LSE, will explore the health and labor impacts of climate change, focusing on adaptation indicators that measure social vulnerability.
Aditi Mukherji from CGIAR and Lucy Njuguna, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT, will moderate this discussion.
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