2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30)
The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30) will take place from 10 to 21 November in Belém, Brazil.
This year’s Conference comes at a critical moment, as climate change continues to affect every country and continent, disrupting economies and livelihoods and making urgent climate action more pressing than ever.
Over twelve days, world leaders, negotiators, government representatives, and key stakeholders will gather to assess progress and strengthen collective efforts to address the global climate crisis.
In a joint effort with the UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency, which it coordinates, the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) will take an active role at COP 30, ensuring that agriculture and farmers’ voices remain central in the discussions.
The WFO and its fellow farmers’ organisations will jointly call on world leaders and policymakers in Belém to align climate goals with farmers’ realities, ensure fair and inclusive access to finance, translate NDCs 3.0 into tangible actions, and recognise the unique contribution of agriculture within the Global Goal on Adaptation. They will also underline the importance of scaling up mitigation efforts and keeping agriculture negotiations forward-looking. To learn more, read the official UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency Joint Statement for COP 30.
Throughout COP 30, WFO and its delegates will actively engage in key sessions and panels. The WFO will also host the official side event “Restoring Land, Rebuilding Value: Farmer-Led Solutions for Climate, Soil, and Food Security,” which will explore how inclusive collaboration — built on the strength of farmers’ organisations, and supported by innovative partnerships, enabling policies, and finance — can scale land restoration, boost rural economies, and create lasting value for people and the planet. Please refer to the event list below for a comprehensive overview of the events where WFO will contribute their perspectives and expertise.
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09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
10:00-11:15 BRT | Auditorium 2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Agricultural Technologies and Global Food Security: Climate and Geopolitical Convergences | Organiser: CropLife International (CLI); CropLife Brasil | Speaker: Tobias Gräs, Head of Policy, Landbrug & Fødevarer
16:00-17:00 BRT | ICC Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Advancing more resilient, adaptative and sustainable food systems: The positive impact of regenerative agriculture on climate and rural economies | Organiser: Nestlé | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
10:00-10:45 BRT | Nordic Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Plant-Based Diplomacy in the North and the South – Building bridges between diverse stakeholders across the world | Organiser: Dansk Vegetarisk Forening (DVF) | Speaker: Jesse Schevel, Land-en Tuinbouw Organisatie Nederland (LTO Nederland)
15:00 – 16:30 BRT | Side Event Room 3 (Blue Zone) | From Pledges to Practice: Delivering Climate Finance in Vulnerable Situations | Organisers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); UN World Food Programme (WFP); United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Speaker: Diane Sibanda, Founder and President, Botswana Farmers Association (BOFA)
18:30-20:00 BRT | Side Event Room 9 (Blue Zone) | Restoring Land, Rebuilding Value: Farmer-Led Solutions for Climate, Soil, and Food Security | Organiser: World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), CropLife International, International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Bioversity International), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) | Speakers: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO); Tamar Toria, Executive Director, Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA); Paul Zakariya, Secretary General, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU). Moderator: Ceris Jones, Focal point, UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:00-09:50 BRT | Australia Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Digital and Nature-Based Solutions for Low-Emission Livestock Systems in Latin America and Beyond | Organiser: Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; CGIAR| Speaker: Paul Zakariya, Secretary General, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) | WEBCAST
10:30-12:00 BRT | IICA Pavilion (Embrapa Agrizone) | Agriculture as Part of the Solution: Sector Contributions to Climate Change Challenges | Organiser: Aapresid | Speaker: Tamar Toria, Executive Director, Georgian Farmers’ Association (GFA)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:30-10:30 BRT | Plenary Room, Action on Food Hub (Blue Zone) | Livestock Balancing Act: Climate, Nutrition & Livelihoods | Organiser: ILRI/CGIAR, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), SNV, Mercy Corps, Heifer International, Global Dairy Platform, International Land Coalition | Speaker: Amanda Roza, Sustainability and Market Intelligence Technical Advisor, Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA) | WEBCAST
14:00-15:00 BRT | Plenary Room, Action on Food Hub (Blue Zone) | Farmer-led climate finance strategies: How do we achieve this? | Organiser: Heifer International | Speaker: Paul Zakariya, Secretary General, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) | WEBCAST
14:00-15:15 BRT | Auditorium 2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Enhancing Water-Resilient Food Systems Through Global Collaboration | Organisers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) – Water for Climate Pavilion; KIJANA FACTORY; Rural Urban Partnership For Africa (RUPFA) | Speaker: Diane Sibanda, Founder and President, Botswana Farmers Association (BOFA)
15:00-16:00 BRT | Business Pavilion (Blue Zone) | BCG at COP: Building Resilient Agri-Food Supply Chains | Organiser: Boston Consulting Group (BCG) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:55-10:35 BRT | Assembléia Paraense | Fireside Chat 3B: Greening Food and Land Use – From Stewardship to Scale at the World Climate Summit & The Investment COP | Organiser: World Climate Foundation | Speaker: Paul Zakariya, Secretary General, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU)
15:15-16:15 BRT | Plenary Room, Action on Food Hub (Blue Zone) | Achieving the Rio Conventions Goals and SDGs through Healthy Soil | Organiser: Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH), GIZ, SNV, CIFOR-ICRAF, Ambition Loop | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
16:30-17:30 BRT | Roundtable Room, Action on Food Hub (Blue Zone) | Livestock as Part of Climate Solutions: Country Learnings and Experiences | Organisers: Heifer International; Environmental Defense Fund (EDF); International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) | Speaker: Paul Zakariya, Secretary General, Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU)
18:30-20:00 BRT | Side Event Room 2 (Blue Zone) | Ruminant livestock innovation to deliver human nutrition and improved environmental outcomes | Organisers: British Meat Processors Association (BMPA); Harper Adams University (HAU) | Speaker: Amanda Soares Roza, Sustainability Advisor, Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA)
10:00-14:00 BRT | Meeting Room 20, Area D (Blue Zone) | Third High-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance under the CMA | Organisers: COP 30 Presidency; CMP 20 Presidency; CMA 7 Presidency | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) on behalf of the UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency | WEBCAST
15:00-16:30 BRT | Side Event Room 2 (Blue Zone) | Animal Health: A Triple Win Solution for Brazil and Beyond | Organisers: HealthforAnimals; Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) | Speaker: Macaulay Jones, Scientific Council Liaison Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
15:15-16:15 BRT | Roundtable Room, Action on Food Hub (Blue Zone) | Youth4Soil: Scaling Farmer-Centered Restoration | Organisers: Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH), GIZ, SNV, CIFOR-ICRAF | Speaker: Jenny Brunton, Senior Advisor, British Agricultural Bureau (BAB)
Rest day
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:30-10:30 BRT | IPCC Pavilion | Transforming Agrifood Systems through Climate Science | Organisers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) | Speaker: Ceris Jones, Focal point, UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency
14:00-15:15 BRT | Auditorium 2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Fishery and Aquaculture Resilience: Cases from Across the Globe | Organiser: Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Brazil (MPA) | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF)
15:20-16:35 BRT | Auditorium 1 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Livestock Adaptation and Ecosystem Restoration: Scaling Climate Resilience from the Soil Up | Organiser: U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
11:20-12:35 BRT | Auditorium 2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Unravelling the challenges and achievements in today’s livestock sector in Brazil | Organisers: Embrapa Acre, Embrapa Beef Unit, Alltech | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF)
14:30-15:00 BRT | CNA Pavilion (Embrapa Agrizone) | Food production, distribution and access: data on the current situation and global heterogeneity | Organiser: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) | WEBCAST
15:00-15:30 BRT | CNA Pavilion (Embrapa Agrizone) | Key challenges to food security: Population growth and demand increase, trends, and an essay on possible alternatives | Organiser: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF); Moderator: Ceris Jones, Focal point, UNFCCC Farmers’ Constituency | WEBCAST
15:00-16:30 BRT | Side Event Room 9 (Blue Zone) | How Agriculture is Increasing Resilience, Mitigating Emissions and Improving Farm Productivity | Organisers: U.S. Farming and Ranching Foundation (USFRA); Animal Agriculture Alliance; Corn Refiners Association, Inc. (CRA); North American Meat Institute | Speaker: Diane Sibanda, Founder and President, Botswana Farmers Association (BOFA)
16:00-16:30 BRT | CNA Pavilion (Embrapa Agrizone) | Food systems and the contribution of food-exporting countries: global map and priority chains | Organiser: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) | Speaker: Macaulay Jones, Scientific Council Liaison Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO); Moderator: Luisa Volpe, Advocacy, Policy, and Partnership Lead | WEBCAST
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:00-10:00 BRT | CNA Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Farmers as agents of climate action | Organiser: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) | Speaker: Keith Currie, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
10:00-11:00 BRT | CNA Pavilion (Blue Zone) | O Legado da COP | Organiser: Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) | Speaker: Luisa Volpe, Advocacy, Policy, and Partnership Lead, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
10:00-10:30 BRT | Deloitte Pavilion (Green Zone) | COP & Coffee: Future of Food | Organiser: Deloitte Global | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF)
10:00-11:15 BRT | Auditorium A2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | Scaling Restoration for Sustainable Agriculture through Innovative Finance: Unlocking Landscapes for Prosperity | Organisers: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
12:00-12:45 BRT | Canada Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Sustainable Agriculture: Advancing Mitigation, Adaptation, and Economic Resilience | Organisers: Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA); Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) | Speaker: Macaulay Jones, Scientific Council Liaison Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
12:30-13:30 BRT | Room Camuru, Brazilian Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Family Farming Cooperatives and International Cooperation: Opportunities for Local Development and a Global Climate Agenda | Organiser: União Nacional das Cooperativas da Agricultura Familiar e Economia Solidária (UNICAFES) | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) | WEBCAST
12:30-14:00 BRT | São Francisco Room (SE 1 Room), Blue Zone | High-level Ministerial Meeting “Scaling Up Practical Solutions for Resilient Agrifood Systems” | Organisers: FAST Partnership; Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
14:00-15:15 BRT | Water For Climate Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Promoting Water-Resilient Food Systems for Climate Action | Organisers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) | Speaker: Diane Sibanda, Founder and President, Botswana Farmers Association (BOFA) | WEBCAST
16:40-17:55 BRT | Auditorium 2 (Embrapa Agrizone) | The do’s and don’ts of data collaboration: priorities for measuring and valuing sustainability in Canada’s agri-food sector | Organiser: Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) | Speaker: Macaulay Jones, Scientific Council Liaison Officer, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
09:00-10:00 BRT | Food and Agriculture Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Finance and Evidence for Soil Health to Advance Climate and Sustainable Development Goals | Organisers: Emerging Ag, Coalition of Action for Soil Health (CA4SH), Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), International Association of Students in Agricultural and Related Sciences (IAAS), OCP Nutricrops | Speaker: Lily Tanui, Climate Action Lead, Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) | WEBCAST
09:30 BRT | Axis 3 Thematic Room (Blue Zone) | Showcase of Highlighted Results & Solutions “From Millions to Billions: Scaling Finance for Farmland Restoration through RAIZ” | Organisers: Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA); Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)
09:30-10:30 BRT | Resilience Hub Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Scaling up agrobiodiversity for climate-resilience and agrifood transformation | Organiser: Alliance Bioversity-CIAT; CGIAR | Speaker: Isadora Barbora Souza, International Affairs Advisor, Confederação da Agricultura e Pecuária do Brasil (CNA)| WEBCAST
11:00-12:15 BRT | Chile Pavilion (Blue Zone) | Regenerative bioeconomy: innovation, soils and food systems for a sustainable future | Organiser: Ambition Loop | Speaker: Andrea Porro, Secretary General, World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) | WEBCAST
11:20-12:35 BRT | Auditorium 3 (Embrapa Agrizone) | The importance of certified reproductive materials for sustainable agriculture and forestry | Organiser: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Speaker: Keith Currie, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
15:20-16:35 BRT | Auditorium 1, Embrapa Agrizone | The challenge of sustainable agricultural trade: a high level dialogue | Organiser: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Speaker: Keith Currie, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)
09:00-09:55 BRT | Side Event Room 1 (Blue Zone) | Farmers’ Constituency Meeting
- Start:
November 10, 2025 - End:
November 21, 2025 - Organizer:
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - Venue:
Hangar Convention and Fair Centre of the Amazon, Belém, Brazil