Patrick Periard

Fire breaking out at #COP30 forces evacuation

Events for the day on pause as mandated evacuation underway due to a fire at #cop30 @ClimateBlue

Started off this morning on Day 4 in the RINGO coordination meeting. The meeting concluded with an insightful presentation about the history and impact of the CTCN. @ClimateBlue #cop30

To make big changes, we need to start small, even microscopic. Today’s panel at the Ocean pavilion focused on the importance of microbes to our health, our climate, and our future. A call to action for future research and advocacy for microscopic life was echoed @ClimateBlue

As the day kicks off, we are seeing continued increase in frequency of protests. Looks to be another packed day as thematically many events are centering around food, ag, fisheries, AI, etc. @ClimateBlue

Woah! Still not over this incredible panel on sustainable ocean planning and management (SOPM), some very insightful and exciting ideas around the ambitions of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and their essential role for biodiversity and climate purposes. @ClimateBlue

As the week stretches on, the deliberations extend deeper into the night. For example, this session on article 6 paragraph 2 lasted until 11PM! There seems to be a deadline for many document drafts for Wednesday. Should be an exciting day tomorrow! @ClimateBlue 🌎🌱

From today’s panel on the Blue NDC Challenge launched by Brazil and France. 3 back-to-back panels about ocean involvement in NDC 3.0 and the growth of the Blue NDC challenge. Brazil has clearly prioritized ocean matters alongside the Amazon themes here in Belém @ClimateBlue

Some interesting statements being made in Belém, this one by @Greenpeace is a statement about how the Paris Agreement, on its 10th anniversary is more fragile than ever - especially with the withdrawal of the United States. @ClimateBlue #COP30

Second panel of the day was “Cities and the Amazon Rainforest: Reconnecting Agendas for a Livable Future” which concentrated on the importance of taking system based approaches to enhancing and strengthening both. @ClimateBlue