Jesper Hornberg, Executive Director, Global Resilience Partnership, asks us to be optimistic about the prospects for COP30!Let's dare to think positive! 16:55 30.10.2025
Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Senior Advisor, Adaptation and Resilience, United Nations Foundation, says COP30 could be a challenge: We need to be prepared for procedural mayhem, and looking at potential scenarios.16:44 30.10.2025
An opportunity to strategise
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Cristina also highlighted D&C Days as an opportunity, saying:
"D&C Days has always been a source of energy, optimism and ideas, to recharge, reflect and reorganise.
"It's advantageous to have this before COP so we can strategise."
Annette McGill
Fazle Rabbi Sadeque Ahmed, Professor, School of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University, Bangladesh, says countries need to see progress at this year's climate talks: "If you can't show any significant impact on adaptation financing, there will be countries who will not see any benefit in going to COP. They will gradually lose interest in participating in COP."16:52 30.10.2025