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UNFCCC COP30: Accelerating Climate Action in Latin America and the Caribbean (November 10–22, 2025)

Solutions Through Innovation and Partnership with Global Partners including Japan

Global Leaders United for Climate Action at COP30 in Belém

Latin America and the Caribbean lose an estimated $1.2 million every hour to natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts. Despite over $100 trillion in global assets, only 2% reaches the regions and sectors that need it most.

At UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the IDB showcased innovative solutions to strengthen climate adaptation and resilience, hosting more than 80 events aimed at mobilizing at least $6 billion for sustainable development in the Amazon and beyond.

Key IDB Initiatives Highlighted at COP30

People reunited on the Amazonia Forever Launch event- COP 30 - Inter American Development Bank - IDB

Amazonia Forever Launch event

Collaboration with Japan:

  • November 10:Resilience Now: Closing the Adaptation Gap in Latin America and the Caribbean — Mr. Kyosuke Inada, Director General for Sustainability Management of JICA spoke at IDB’s Climate Change Department event.
  • November 12:MIDORI∞INFINITY–Mobilizing Climate Finance through Multi-Sector Collaboration — Mr. Luiz Gabriel Todt de Azevedo, Managing Director of the Social Environmental and Governance Division at IDB Invest, joined the event organized by MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan).  
Director of JICA in an event hoted by the IDB - COP 30 - Inter American Development Bank - IDB

Mr. Kyosuke Inada, Director General for Sustainability Management of JICA, at the event hosted by IDB (second from the right)

Reunion between IDB Invest and MAFF Japan - COP 30 - Inter American Development Bank - IDB

Mr. Luiz Gabriel Todt de Azevedo, Managing Director of the Social Environmental and Governance Division of IDB Invest, at the event organized by MAFF Japan (right)

Learn more: IDB Trail to COP30

About the IDB Group

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) is the leading source of financing and knowledge for improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. It comprises the IDB, which works with the region’s public sector and enables the private sector; IDB Invest, which directly supports private companies and projects; and IDB Lab, which spurs entrepreneurial innovation.

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