Bangladesh used a high-level COP30 event to push for stronger global investment in youth-led and locally driven adaptation, showcasing lessons from its LoGIC model. Officials and experts warned that predictable, long-term finance is essential to scale community-based resilience across climate-vulnerable regions.
Bangladesh issued a strong call for scaled-up youth-led and locally driven adaptation at COP30, using a high-level event at the Bangladesh Pavilion to showcase lessons from the Local Government Initiative for Climate (LoGIC) model and underline the urgent need for greater international investment in community-based resilience on Thursday.
Speakers said Bangladesh’s field-tested experience can help shape global negotiations, especially as parties refine the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).