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Belem before COP30: How the climate conference is changing urban infrastructure
NO. 041 / 2025
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Belem before COP30: How the climate conference is changing urban infrastructure

COP30 will be held in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November.The pre-conference city invested in more than 40 infrastructure projects covering transportation, drainage, parks, market restoration and temporary conference structures.

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AbstractAbstract

COP30 will be held in Belem, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November.The pre-conference city invested in more than 40 infrastructure projects covering transportation, drainage, parks, market restoration and temporary conference structures.

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2025 Timeline and Evidence

Official sources show that the federal investment of more than 4 billion Brazilian real.

Projects include airports, river ports, linear parks, roads, drainage and historical market restoration.

The conference area includes the negotiation-oriented Blue Zone and the public engagement of the Green Zone.

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s of Case Analysis

Large-scale activities can accelerate long-term engineering and may also allow short-term receptions to overwhelm residents’ needs.The design evaluation should distinguish between the temporary facilities of the Conference and the urban heritage that truly improves daily life.

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Design Response Design Response

Incorporating residents' use indicators into project acceptance.

Publicly explain the location of temporary structure materials.

Drainage, traffic and public spaces continue to be monitored after the meeting.

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AURELIS observation

The key to Belen’s case is not the speed of construction, and whether the investment translates into infrastructure that is sustainably used by locals.

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Source of sources

01 https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/belem-under-construction-the-final-100-days-before-cop30
02 https://cop30.br/en/news-about-cop30/with-most-projects-over-90-complete-belem-prepares-to-welcome-the-world

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COP30 / Belém / Event Urbanism / Infrastructure Legacy

SourcesSOURCES & FURTHER READING
  1. cop30.br
  2. cop30.br