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Why COP30 Must Prioritize Adaptation for the Global South: A Scientist’s Plea from India’s Coastal Frontlines
Standing on the deck of the research vessel ORV Sagar Manjusha, watching the Arabian Sea stretch endlessly before me, I realized something profound. The ocean I was studying wasn't just a research subject. It was screaming for help. The satellite data I analyzed daily, the phytoplankton samples I collected, the changing sea surface temperatures they all told the same urgent story that needs to reach the negotiation tables at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Look the world through clim
M. Syed Marjuk | Youth for COP Participant
Nov 5, 20253 min read


Adaptation Is Not Charity: Why COP30 Must Fund the Global South Fairly
Source: Pexels stock image When the rain doesn’t stop in Bangladesh, it isn’t just a weather event. It’s an audible warning. This low-lying delta has homes getting swallowed by rising rivers, and farmers replant crops on temporary islands of silt. For us, climate change is not a virtuous cause. It’s a lived reality. With the world and its youth in great anticipation of COP30, adaptation within the Global South still faces impediments in diverse aspects, making it a shared res
Nusreek Rahman | Youth for COP Participant
Nov 4, 20253 min read


Why COP30 matters for the Dominican Republic’s Youth
According to the United Nations, young people represent around 16% of the global population. In Latin America and the Caribbean, there are more than 156 million youths aged 15 and 29, nearly one quarter of the region’s population. This highlights the importance of incorporating young Latin-Americans and Caribbeans in achieving the 17 SDGs in the Agenda 2030, as it has been created for all nations and types of population without discrimination, where it is included the goal 13
Pamela Abreu | Youth for COP Participant
Nov 4, 20253 min read
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