During COP 29, held from November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Cúpula dos Povos Rumo à COP 30 took significant steps to amplify the voices of resilient communities and strengthen the construction of the autonomous process that will culminate in the Summit in Belém in 2025.
The Summit carried out two strategic activities focused on discussing the creation of an autonomous space, open to organizations, social movements, and networks that recognize that solutions to the climate crisis must emerge from the experiences and knowledge of communities that protect and live with the biomes.
In addition, participation in spaces and protests was marked by impactful interventions, such as that of Thuane Nascimento, from Perifa Connection and the Black Coalition for Rights. Thuane highlighted the importance of having a space to discuss the demands of Afro-descendant peoples in climate conferences.
“We still don’t have a space to discuss a Constituent Assembly for Afro-descendant peoples. It would be incredible if Brazil took the lead on this cause and, as COP presidency, put it on the table: we want Afro-descendant people, Black people, as we say in our country, to also have a space to discuss their demands in the United Nations Climate Change Conference spaces, the COPs,” she said.
The Cúpula dos Povos has been promoting this debate and will continue mobilizing to ensure that racial issues are present on the global climate agenda before, during, and after COP 30.
The presence in Baku was essential to strengthen ties with international movements, reinforce the internationalism of struggles, and consolidate popular participation in decision-making processes regarding the climate crisis. With over 400 organizations signing the Summit’s Political Charter and 325 participants in the last Virtual Plenary held on November 8, the commitment to building an autonomous, popular, and representative process remains strong.
The Cúpula dos Povos reaffirms that the Amazon is ours and the future is now.
