Collaborating for Climate and Creativity: Center for Advocacy and Global Growth Supports COP30 Brazil

At Center for Advocacy and Global Growth, we are honored to collaborate with a group of government agencies, international development cooperation agencies, and civil society organizations. Together, we will support the activities of the Amazon creative corridor Fundo do Festival Amazonas de Ópera at COP30 Brazil on November 11, 12, and 13.

The Conference of the Parties (COP) is a significant event for the United Nations, as it provides a global platform for discussions and negotiations on climate change.

In 2025, Brazil will have the honor of hosting the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), which is to be held in Belém, in the state of Pará. The chosen city will offer the world a unique platform to discuss climate solutions, with roots firmly planted in the heart of the Amazon.

The COP30 Action Agenda COP30 Brasil Amazônia - English aspires to establish a framework that can mobilize all relevant actors and efforts to expedite the implementation of the previously negotiated outcomes, drawing upon the findings of the initial Global Stocktake (GST-1). The Global Stocktake is a tool that the Paris Agreement utilizes to assess progress in the implementation of its objectives and guide a global action plan. It does so in 5-year cycles.

The COP30 Presidency Brazilian Presidency is exploring the possibility of translating the results of the Global Stocktake into six major thematic areas and thirty key objectives, with the intention of fostering the implementation of multiple solutions.

The six areas of the Action Agenda are:

1. Transition of the energy, industry, and transportation sectors

2.- Management of forests, oceans, and biodiversity that is environmentally sustainable

3.-Transformation of agriculture and food systems.

4.- Building resilience in cities, infrastructure, and water

5. Promotion of human and social development is a key priority.

6.- Catalysts and accelerators, including financing, technology, and training

The Amazon Creative Corridor – Amazon Creative Corridor – Fundo Festival Amazonas de Ópera was established in 2022 as a collaborative effort between the Secretariats of Culture and Creative Economy of the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará.

Beyond the exchange of productions and shows, the Amazon Creative Corridor has been said to promote research and the circulation of impact data among its members. The objective is to encourage structural initiatives for Amazonian cities through the establishment of a novel circular, creative, sustainable, and green economy that has the potential to accelerate urban development while ensuring the preservation of the rainforest.

Aligned with the Belém Declaration, the Corridor shares the commitments declared by the Amazon countries to fully protect the region, tackle poverty and inequalities, and promote sustainable development. By offering alternatives to predatory and/or illegal activities, the Corridor contributes to preserving the forest, tackling deforestation, and limiting climate change.

The Amazon Creative Corridor is an organizational force for the transformation and sustainable development of the Amazon region, and is fully aligned with the commitments of the Amazon Summit and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.

At the Center for Advocacy and Global Growth, CENTER FOR ADVOCACY AND GLOBAL GROWTH | non-profit organization | Avenue de Champel 29, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland, we are deeply honored to collaborate and promote initiatives that aim to foster social inclusion, support the creative economy, and safeguard the sustainability of the biosphere.

The Amazon Creative Corridor Amazon Creative Corridor – Fundo Festival Amazonas de Ópera – Amazon Opera Festival Fund is a creative and circular economy initiative that has the potential to generate quality employment and to have a positive, inclusive, and environmentally friendly socio-environmental impact.

It is a project that embodies a spirit of social innovation.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude and sincere congratulations to Flavia Furtado, Cristina Guevara de Frint, MBA, ProfD, Ismael Gómez García, Andrés Delich, Úrsula Vidal and the whole network of colleagues and professionals from Brazil, Spain, and Austria. Their efforts and dedication have been instrumental in ensuring that the COP30 agenda is more than just another activity; it has become a true platform for influencing and implementing better public policies.