The World Bank Group participated in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), held from November 10–21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil. COP30 brought together global leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to accelerate climate action, mobilize finance, and support countries in building resilient, sustainable development pathways. The conference marks over 30 years since the Rio Summit, which established the UNFCCC, and a decade after the Paris Agreement, which set legally binding targets to limit global warming. 

At COP30, the World Bank Group highlighted its work on jobs, growth, climate resilience, and nature-based solutions, presenting key topics such as:

• Jobs, Growth, and Smart Development: Evidence from the Bank’s Country Climate and Development Reports

• Mobilizing Private Capital: Unlocking the power of the financial sector for climate, jobs, and resilience

• Health and Adaptation: High-value actions for health sector adaptation

• Energy Efficiency: Scaling up for economic growth and jobs

• Forests, Nature, and Land: Finance solutions, multilateral collaboration, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights

• Water Security: Scaling solutions for people, food, and the planet

• Multilateral Collaboration: Joint action by MDBs on nature finance

• Adaptation and Investments: From NDCs to private capital through PPPs

• Amazon Burning Bill: Estimating fire damages to manage risks (en español)

You can explore the full program of World Bank events and recorded sessions at COP30 here.

COP provides a unique global platform where countries negotiate decisions, advance climate ambition, and ensure fairness. According to the European Commission, COP is the cornerstone of global climate action, has delivered 30 years of tangible results, gave birth to the Paris Agreement, embeds fairness through differentiated responsibilities, and provides an opportunity for actors like Europe to drive global climate ambition.