The Road to COP30: A Conversation with COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago

As Brazil prepares to host COP30 in Belém, join us for an exclusive conversation with Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, who will lead this landmark climate summit in the Amazon.
A seasoned climate diplomat, Ambassador Corrêa do Lago will share Brazil’s vision for the conference and outline the key agenda items shaping global climate negotiations. This discussion will explore critical challenges, from scaling up climate finance and advancing a just energy transition to ensuring that Indigenous and local communities are central to the process.
With COP30 marking a pivotal moment for global climate action, Ambassador Corrêa do Lago will provide an inside perspective on what to expect in Belém and how the summit can drive meaningful progress.
This event also marks the launch of Casa Wilson Center, our dedicated venue in Belém during COP30. Designed as a space for high-level dialogue, Casa Wilson Center will convene global leaders, policymakers, and experts from November 10 to 14 to engage in critical discussions on climate action, the energy transition, food security, and sustainable development.
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Brazil Institute
The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—aims to deepen understanding of Brazil’s complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and US institutions across all sectors. Read more
Latin America Program
The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more
Environmental Change and Security Program
The Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) explores the connections between environmental change, health, and population dynamics and their links to conflict, human insecurity, and foreign policy. Read more