GNDR and our members will be in Belem, Brazil for COP30. We’ll be raising and sharing civil society’s voice in high level COP30 events to ensure that our member-led call to action is heard. Join GNDR’s COP30 activities detailed below (all times in BRT – GMT -3):
The Critical Role of Civil Society for Effective Early Warning and Early Action
11 November, 18:30 pm – 19:30 pm, Venue: Resilience Hub
Co-organisers: UK International Development, Climate Risk and early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative & Risk-informed Early Action Partnership (REAP)
This evening reception will provide an opportunity to come together in an informal setting to celebrate milestones of the past ten years of CREWS and six years of REAP; and look into the future as both kickstart their 2030 Strategy. Partners are coming together to discuss impactful risk-informed early warning and early action in the most climate-vulnerable regions of the world. Countries and regions will highlight how cross-border collaboration is critical and how we can work to ensure we deliver for vulnerable populations over the coming years.
Speakers:
- Catalina Jaime, incoming Head of REAP Secretariat
- Francis Pigeon, CREWS Chair, Executive Director, Policy and Partnerships, Meteorological Service of Canada
- Gerard Howe, REAP Governing Board co-Chair, Deputy Director, Adaptation, Nature and Resilience Department, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK
- Adessou Kossivi, Regional Lead of Africa, GNDR
Climate Mobility Data and Literacy – Localising Climate Risk Information and Early Warning Systems
15 November, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm, Venue: Climate Mobility Pavilion
Co-hosts: Global Centre for Climate Mobility (GCCM), University of Vermont (UVM), and GNDR
This session will explores how localised climate risk information and early warning systems can help communities anticipate and respond to climate impacts. We will highlight the importance of accessibility, trust, and local ownership to make these tools effective. Case studies will showcase good practices that reduce displacement risk and strengthen resilience. Policymakers, practitioners, and community representatives will discuss strategies to make early warning systems more people-centred and inclusive.
Breaking Resilience Silos: Building People-Centred Comprehensive Risk Management for Scaled Early Action
17 November 14:00 pm – 15:15 pm, Venue: Resilience Hub
Co-organisers: UNDRR, Start Network, Risk-informed Early Action Partnership, Sendai Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism, University of Regina, Asociación de Servicios Comunitarios de Salud (ASECSA)
Early action is one of the core pillars of resilience. Yet global frameworks – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, among others – have yet to fully translate commitments into scalable, cross-cutting action due to context-specific, siloed approaches and governance bottlenecks. As climate-related impacts intensify, fragmented early-action practices hinder scaling and sustained impact. Comprehensive Risk Management (CRM) offers a path to break silos by uniting risk reduction, anticipatory action, pre-arranged finance, and pathways for managing residual losses within people-centred portfolios.
This session will demonstrate how CRM helps countries shift from isolated climate resilience and disaster risk reduction efforts to integrated, layered risk management that prioritises the most vulnerable, foregrounds Local, Indigenous, and Traditional Knowledge with national and international actors, and shows practical ways communities are redefining “action” with links to finance, authority, and community agency. It will also facilitate an understanding of financial needs and explore the existing ways to access the necessary resources, beyond traditional approaches to accessing finance that are becoming increasingly restrictive and difficult to access for certain categories of actors.
Climate Reparations and the Power of Advisory Opinions
17 November, 16:45 pm – 18:15 pm, Venue: Side event room 7
Co-hosts: Oxfam, La Ruta del Clima, African Women’s Organization Limited (AMwA), Amnesty International, Center for Economic and Social Rights,
ESCR-Net- International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
This session will affirm the right of frontline communities to demand climate reparations and explore how advisory opinions can serve as tools for justice. It will amplify community-led visions of fair and equitable repair, while bridging legal and financial frameworks to connect rights-based climate obligations with accessible, accountable funding.
Loss and Damage Finance in a Warmer Earth
18 November, 11:30 am -13:00 pm, Venue: Room 4
Co-hosts: AOSED, Arab Office for Youth and Environment – AOYE (AOYE), Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Norwegian Refugee Council, Refugees International
This session will examine progress on the Loss and Damage Fund, focusing on ensuring vulnerable states can easily access The Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) financing. It will also explore ways to secure legally binding contributions from high-emission countries and corporations, and discuss safeguards to keep the fund sustainable as the impacts of climate change intensify.
Speakers:
- Shamim Arfeen, An Organization for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED)
- Jocelyn Perry, Refugees International
- Alice Baillat, IDMC
- Emad Adly, RAED
- Nurul Alam Masud, PRAAN
- Marcos Concepcion Raba, GNDR
The Heat Silent Crises: Gender, Slow-Onset Disasters, and Women’s Mobility
18 November, 13:00 pm – 14:00pm, Venue: IOM Pavilion
Co-organisers: UN Women, University of Regina, Youth Negotiators Academy
This event will explore the gendered impact of extreme heat slow-onset disasters on gender equality, women’s livelihoods, health, and human mobility. We will discuss resilience strategies, policy gaps, and the unique perspectives of women leaders from affected communities to inform climate action.
Women-led Innovative Anticipatory Actions and Climate Resilience Building
20 November, 09:00 am – 10:00 am, Venue: IOM Pavilion
This session will present findings from GNDR’s project on anticipatory action and climate resilience led by women. It will show how, when empowered, women and girls can mobilise local resources and lead community-driven solutions without relying on external aid. The discussion will highlight examples of co-created, inclusive early warning systems and gender-responsive anticipatory actions. It will also showcase best practices from Southeast Asia, where women’s leadership is driving timely, collaborative, and innovative resilience-building with social and economic co-benefits.
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Our secretariat and members will be representing GNDR in panels and discussions across COP30. If you are interested in attending any of the above, please do come along or reach out to us for any questions. All Resilience Hub COP29 events will be live-streamed for global audiences.