Rio Climate Action Week 2025: summary

To foster strategic dialogue in the run-up to COP30, BVRio and partner organisations convened a series of meetings bringing together government, civil society, the private sector, academia and financial institutions during the first edition of Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW), held in late August in Rio de Janeiro.

Over three intense days, the programme featured six events and 13 panels, with 71 speakers, over 500 participants in person. This broad engagement highlighted the relevance of the discussions on waste management, forest restoration, Forest Code implementation and climate finance, and reaffirmed Brazil’s position at the centre of the global climate debate.

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Restoration and the Forest Code: levers for Brazil’s climate goals

Forest restoration and the effective implementation of Brazil’s Forest Code are among the country’s greatest opportunities to meet its climate targets, while also generating development. This was the guiding theme of discussions on 26 August during Rio Climate Action Week, in events organised by BVRio in partnership with the Forest Code Observatory, Amigos da Terra – Amazônia Brasileira and a range of supporting organisations. Read more >>

Sustainable finance and low-carbon agriculture: pathways to COP30

Agriculture and land use are Brazil’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, but also hold the greatest potential to deliver solutions. As a strategic pillar of the national economy and a decisive front in the climate agenda, the sector has become a top priority for climate finance. This urgency set the stage for the event ‘Financing Agricultural and Climate Transition’, organised on 27 August by BVRio and Sustainable Investment Management  (SIM) as part of Rio Climate Action Week (RCAW). Read more >>

Circular Economy and Climate: Solutions for Waste Management in Brazil and beyond

Waste management is one of the world’s greatest urban, environmental, and social challenges, and also one of the areas with the greatest potential for progress in climate action in Brazil. To contribute to this progress, BVRio convened an event on August 28 during Rio Climate Action Week, bringing together the country’s foremost policy makers, thinkers, activists and financiers for a day of discussions and experience sharing, with standing room only for an audience of over 140 people. Read more >>