US EditionBrazil Tackles COP30 Hotel Costs, Under Pressure From Developing Nations
BELEM, BRAZIL, JUL 16 – Brazil secured around 30,000 rooms including 3,900 aboard cruise ships to accommodate COP30 attendees, with special pricing options for developing countries and island nations.
- From November 10 to 21, Belem in Brazil will welcome at least 40,000 participants for the COP30 United Nations climate summit.
- Concerns over Belem's limited hotel capacity and high lodging prices prompted Brazil to negotiate affordable accommodation for delegates, especially from developing nations.
- Organizers identified around 30,000 rooms including 3,900 cabins on two cruise ships parked at Belem’s port, hotels, private homes, and repurposed schools to meet lodging needs.
- Valter Correia emphasized that the event will ensure affordable accommodation options so that all participants can attend, noting ongoing negotiations to establish reasonable nightly rates ranging from $100 to $600.
- Brazil assured it will have sufficient rooms but acknowledged some prices remain high, which could restrict access for some, as civil society groups warned about accommodation barriers.
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In the face of logistical bottlenecks at the COP30 in Belém, Brazil's government has developed an unusual solution – two cruise ships are supposed to accommodate some of the guests.
Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in Amazon
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — Brazil insisted Wednesday it will have enough rooms for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the COP30 UN climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem in November. After complaints about sky-high room prices in the far-flung destination, organizers said they would guarantee affordable accommodation for delegates and participants from poor countries. At least 40,000 people are expected to attend the November …
Tens of thousands of participants are expected at the World Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil. Only where should they all be accommodated? The organizers also rely on two cruise ships – with a price cap for poorer countries.
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The Straits TimesBrazil tackles COP30 hotel costs, under pressure from developing nations
By Manuela Andreoni
Brazil Seeks to Calm Fears It Will Run Out of Beds for COP30 Climate Summit
With less than four months to go until the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon city of Belém, Brazil’s government is trying to reassure those planning to attend that there’ll be enough places to sleep.
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