Habitat for Humanity at COP30
Nov. 6-21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil
Adequate housing in climate discussions at COP30
Habitat for Humanity will participate in COP30 in Belem, Brazil, to shine a light on the acutely overlooked intersection between climate change and housing, particularly for those in informal settlements facing disproportionate risks.
The exclusion of adequate, resilient housing from climate strategies eliminates an essential pathway to protect communities from escalating climate impacts. Without systematically integrating adequate and affordable housing into climate strategies, climate action will remain incomplete and inequitable.
Habitat for Humanity will participate in COP30 in Belem, Brazil, to shine a light on the acutely overlooked intersection between climate change and housing, particularly for those in informal settlements facing disproportionate risks.
The exclusion of adequate, resilient housing from climate strategies eliminates an essential pathway to protect communities from escalating climate impacts. Without systematically integrating adequate and affordable housing into climate strategies, climate action will remain incomplete and inequitable.
Globally, adequate housing remains a critically neglected and chronically underfunded component in climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. Launched during COP30, Habitat for Humanity’s new white paper, Climate Action Through Housing and Informal Settlements [935KB, PDF], reveals a widespread gap in how Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, and climate-related development finance address housing as a climate priority.
Including housing in climate strategies
Habitat for Humanity calls on governments, donors and civil society to include housing in climate strategies and invest in resilient housing as a key component in building a sustainable future and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable.
Habitat for Humanity calls on governments, donors and civil society to include housing in climate strategies and invest in resilient housing as a key component in building a sustainable future and addressing the needs of the most vulnerable.
Highlighting housing at COP30
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Habitat for Humanity is highlighting the woefully overlooked intersection between climate change and housing — particularly in informal settlements — where the most vulnerable communities bear the greatest losses from disasters and face the slowest recovery.
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Habitat for Humanity is highlighting the woefully overlooked intersection between climate change and housing — particularly in informal settlements — where the most vulnerable communities bear the greatest losses from disasters and face the slowest recovery.
