"Two cruise ships are bobbing quietly in the specially expanded port near the city of Belem in northern Brazil on the edge of the Amazon. They will serve as alternative accommodation for more than 10,000 participants at this year's climate conference. Between 40,000 and 50,000 people, including heads of state and government from almost 200 countries, are expected to attend the 30th UN Climate Change Conference, COP30, to discuss measures for greater climate protection."
"Belem is a symbolic choice of location for the summit due to its proximity to the Amazon, a region that is vital for both the regional and global climate even as forest fires, droughts, and changing rainy seasons take their toll and where local communities are on the frontline of a deforestation crisis. The region is also one of the poorest in Brazil."
"Speaking ahead of the negotiations, Brazil's President Lula has labeled the event a "conference of truth, referencing the need to face the reality of climate change and need for action. Similarly, the host nation has called it a "conference of implementation. This has definitely been lacking in recent years, with no single country currently doing enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) the limit the world agreed to strive for under the Paris Agreement of 2015."
More than 40,000 delegates, including heads of state from almost 200 countries, will gather at COP30 in Belem, using expanded ports and alternative accommodations for thousands. Local creative lodging solutions include cruise ships, converted strip clubs, and multi-story steamboats. The location near the Amazon underscores urgent threats from forest fires, droughts, shifting rainy seasons, and deforestation that disproportionately affect poor, frontline communities. Brazil frames the summit as a "conference of truth" and a "conference of implementation," emphasizing the need for concrete emission reductions and stronger adaptation measures as no single country is currently on track to meet the 1.5°C goal.
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