Belém, Brazil | 7 November 2025

Rwanda to Showcase Ambitious Climate Action at COP30 in Belém, Brazil

Rwanda will showcase its ambitious climate action at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30), taking place from 10th to 21st November 2025 in Belém, Brazil. The global conference, held in the heart of the Amazon, comes at a decisive moment for international cooperation on climate and biodiversity action.

Rwanda’s delegation, led by the Minister of Environment, Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye, will join world leaders, negotiators, and partners to strengthen the effort to limit global warming to 1.5°C and accelerate investment in resilience, nature, and green innovation.

At COP30, Rwanda will:

• Present progress on its updated Climate Action Plan (NDC 3.0), which sets ambitious, measurable targets for mitigation and adaptation through 2035.
• Launch Rwanda’s Country Platform for Climate and Development, which will serve as the government-led mechanism to mobilise, align, and coordinate public and private investment in support of Rwanda’s NDC 3.0 and broader development goals.
• In partnership with UNDP, launch a new Biodiversity Window hosted at the Rwanda Green Fund as a dedicated financing mechanism to support nature-positive investment, ecosystem restoration, and community-based conservation.
• Demonstrate Rwanda’s progress in implementing the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement.
• Advance Rwanda’s position to contribute to global climate negotiations on different items including implementation of different Carbon Market mechanisms under article 6 of Paris agreement; and  modalities of availing USD 300 Billions as the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance.

“Rwanda goes to COP30 ready to demonstrate how national leadership and innovation can translate global ambition into tangible results. Through our new Climate Action Plan, Climate and Nature Finance Strategy, and the Rwanda Country Platform for Climate and Development, we are building a resilient, low-carbon economy that safeguards people and our planet,” said Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye, Minister of Environment.

Faustin Munyazikwiye, Deputy Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority and Rwanda’s Lead Negotiator, added:

“This year’s COP will be critical for defining how global finance supports climate action on the ground. Rwanda will advocate for a transparent and equitable finance goal that ensures predictable funding for adaptation and loss and damage, while strengthening the integrity of carbon markets.”

The Rwandan pavilion at COP30 will also host a series of high-level events on climate and nature finance, carbon markets, and private investment.

Media and partners can follow Rwanda’s participation throughout COP30 via:

Rwanda Climate Change Portal
X (Twitter): @EnvironmentRw | @REMA_Rwanda | @GreenFundRw
LinkedIn: Rwanda Green Fund
Hashtags: #GreenRwanda | #InvestInRwanda
Photos of Team Rwanda at COP30 will be available for download here.

Media Enquiries
Basile Uwimana, Communication and Outreach Specialist, Ministry of Environment, Rwanda at [email protected] or on +250 788 722 870.