The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group issued a stark warning early Saturday that adaptation finance remains dangerously insufficient, as COP30 negotiations spill into overtime with no clear breakthrough.
Evans Njewa, speaking after hours of tense consultations, said adaptation support for vulnerable nations had yet to reach even the minimum required levels. Calling it the “red line of the red line” for the 46-member bloc, he cautioned that the summit risks closing without delivering relief to communities already enduring severe climate impacts.
Njewa urged developed nations to swiftly replenish the LDC Fund and commit to tripling adaptation finance by 2030, arguing that millions of people in climate-exposed regions “depend on these decisions for their survival and resilience.”
He also warned that keeping the 1.5°C target alive will require immediate emissions cuts within this decade, adding that without urgent action, “all promises will remain on paper.”
As negotiators continued late-night talks behind closed doors, uncertainty mounted over whether Belém would produce meaningful outcomes for frontline nations—or become yet another missed opportunity.
