Tuesday was a busy day at COP30 for WMO delegation. The opening of the WMO-IPCC-MERI Pavilion, Cryosphere and Water, as well as the weather and climate data gaps were highlights. Today, the launch of the Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems 2025 will give a snapshot of the progress of the Early Warnings for All Initiative.
What you need to know
- As delegates kicked off substantive negotiations on a wide range of issues, conversations Tuesday highlighted parties' diverging expectations on what to achieve at the meeting. Notable differences are evident, especially with regard to the latest rounds of nationally determined contributions various developed and developing country groups are calling for a collective response to keep the 1.5°C goal within reach.
- Taking up Brazilian President Lula's labelling of the meeting as the "COP of truth," some parties urged strong language on the role of science and the new temperature records having been set in 2024. Others found this language "misleading" and "alarmist." More details on the negotiations
- At The Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action high-level meeting, Member States and stakeholders showcased progress achieved since COP 29, and discussed a long-term vision for transforming the Baku Dialogue into a sustained Water for Climate Action platform through 2030. Highlighting the need for better data, Celeste Saulo, Secretary-General of WMO, said, "We cannot manage what we cannot measure." She urged integrated climate and water approaches and pointed to WMO efforts to improve data collection and sharing as essential for evidence-based policymaking. Read the news by IISD/ENB
Yesterday at COP30
- The World Meteorological Organization community will continue to provide science-based climate monitoring to anchor COP negotiations in authoritative evidence, and to support both mitigation and adaptation. This was the message of top WMO delegates to the UN Climate Change negotiations, COP30. Read the news
- At a high-level event hosted by the UNFCCC, the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) launched its 2025 Action Report. Governments showcased implementation progress, SOFF funders announced additional pledges to the SOFF UN fund, and the heads of Europe's meteorological institutions called for stronger international support. Read the European Declaration in Support of SOFF, signed by ECMWF, EUMETSAT, EUMETNET and the WMO.
- The SOFF Action Report 2025 highlights the progress of the Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) and its partners in closing the basic weather and climate data gap. It demonstrates the importance of this work and outlines the path forward through innovative finance solutions such as a new Impact Bond. - Read the SOFF Action Report 2025
- New pledges from Belgium (Euro 8.3 million), Ireland (Euro 8 million) and Spain (Euro 5 million), underscored growing confidence in SOFF's results-based model and tangible action.
The data is clear, but it is not data alone that drives change - it is how that data is transformed into knowledge, capacity, and action."
Celeste Saulo, WMO Secretary-General, at the WMO-IPCC-MERI Pavilion, 11 November.
Today 12 November at COP30
All times GMT-3 (Belém)
09:30-10:30: [Room 1 (Axis 1), Action Agenda Thematic Space] Launch of the Global Status of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems 2025 report, which reveals measurable progress, with 119 countries, or 60% of all countries, now reporting the existence of a Multi-Hazard Early Warning System. This is a 113% increase over the past 10 years. However, coverage gaps persist, especially among small island developing States, as only 43% of them reported having systems in place. Read the report and press release
11:20 - 12:35: [INRAE - Embrapa Amazônia Oriental - in person] From ground to orbit: combining in-situ and satellite monitoring of water resources for adaptation to climate change - This event will showcase earth observation missions, share the latest developments from the One Water Vision initiative, and foster international collaboration, including exchanges with Brazil. Participants will discover concrete applications for agriculture and irrigation, explore opportunities for cooperation, and gain practical skills and knowledge to directly support local and productive sectors. Details here
