Reflecting on COP30: What it means for cities, climate change and nature

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) is an annual, multilateral decision-making forum that brings together representatives from around the world to discuss climate issues, including financing, government policies, and justice.

This year, COP30 takes place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November. Business leaders, young climate activists, scientists, Indigenous Peoples and civil society groups have all gathered to discuss and advocate for collective and inclusive climate action.

In this Collaboratory meeting, we are delighted to be joined by 3 experts who will reflect on some of the outcomes of COP30. At the end of the session, we will open the floor to participants to engage with the speakers and ask questions. We will be joined by:

• Vanessa Morales, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
• Ingrid Coetzee, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
• Xueman Wang, World Bank

As always, we want the Collaboratory to be a space for shared learning and collaboration amongst the Naturescapes network(www.naturescapes-project.com). If you have any questions, please reach out to JJ Blackwatters at j.e.blackwatters@uu.nl.

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What is NATURESCAPES?

The focus of the NATURESCAPES project is nature-based solutions from a landscape perspective. We are exploring how this is happening and adding up on the ground, and what it means for nature and society.

Can we work with multiple nature-based solutions to create outcomes that address long-standing socio-economic challenges, enhance biodiversity and respond to climate change? Or do we face trade-offs between different places, people and outcomes?

Working in a transdisciplinary consortium involving universities, consultants and NGOs, we hope to identify how new kinds of NATURESCAPES can generate transformative change for the future.