Posted on November, 07 2025
Belém, Brazil – November 8, 2025 – As the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement, WWF is urging leaders at COP30 to deliver a bold and equitable “Belém Package for Africa.” This must align climate ambition with justice by committing to stronger national climate plans, mobilizing at least one trillion dollars annually in climate finance, supporting communities already facing climate impacts, ensuring a fair transition to clean energy, and halting deforestation.
“Africa is bringing solutions to the table- now COP30 must respond with fair finance and concrete implementation,” said Durrel Halleson, Head of Policy and Partnerships for WWF Africa.
Despite progress since 2015, climate impacts are intensifying while global action lags. Africa faces severe shocks but also offers powerful solutions: globally significant forests, vast renewable energy potential, climate-smart food systems, and deep traditions of community-led resilience. COP30 must be the turning point where Africa’s leadership is matched with real commitments and financing.
WWF’s key demands
WWF calls for a new generation of national climate plans, “NDCs 3.0”, that are science-aligned, economy-wide, and nature-positive. These must be ready for implementation and backed up by predictable financing and transition strategies.
The organization also urges full operationalization of the Baku–Belém roadmap to mobilize 1.3 trillion dollars annually, including doubling adaptation finance and properly resourcing the Loss and Damage Fund.
WWF emphasizes the importance of scaling up decentralized renewable energy systems and building resilient power grids to achieve universal access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030. This transition must safeguard biodiversity and uphold the rights of communities affected by energy and critical minerals projects.
On adaptation, WWF calls for the adoption of practical indicators to track progress under the Global Goal on Adaptation, the acceleration of National Adaptation Plans, and the integration of inclusive, ecosystem-based approaches into national strategies.
Spotlight: The Congo Basin
The Congo Basin is a global climate stabilizer, storing vast carbon, regulating rainfall, and supporting millions of livelihoods. Yet it remains underfunded. WWF calls for formal recognition and dedicated financing, including high-integrity forest finance and equitable benefit-sharing with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
“Protecting the Congo Basin is non-negotiable if the world is serious about limiting warming to 1.5°C,” said Laurent Some, WWF Regional Director for the Congo Basin.
Justice delivered through land, rights, and finance
WWF emphasizes the need to protect IPLC rights, ensure direct access to climate finance, secure land tenure, and support community-led solutions. Carbon markets must be transparent, equitable, and deliver real benefits for people and nature.
“Belém must be the moment we replace incrementalism with implementation,” said Halleson. “With clear finance, stronger NDCs, and nature-positive action, COP30 can deliver a resilient, just, and sustainable future—for Africa and for all.”
Media Contacts
Fidelis Pegue Manga, Communication Manager – [email protected] | +237 679 233 371
Durrel Halleson, Head of Policy and Partnerships– [email protected] | +237 674 479 059
