G3CoP knowledge sharing session: Sanitation as Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation

​Sanitation infrastructure — often invisible, undervalued, and chronically underfunded — remains a critical yet overlooked pillar of climate adaptation, particularly across the Global South. This session will explore why investing in resilient sanitation systems must be treated as a strategic priority for adaptation planning and public policy, and how community-based processes can help reframe infrastructure as a vehicle for justice and resilience.

​Led by Lígia Da Paz, Director of Mandí, a Belém-based organization working at the intersection of community participation, advocacy, and public policy, the discussion will examine the city’s experience with sanitation as a foundation for equitable adaptation. Lígia will also share insights on Belém’s evolving role as host of COP30 — reflecting on how global climate narratives are being territorialized and materialized on the ground through local governance and urban transformations.

​Participants will gain insights into how the synthesis of sanitation systems can reduce vulnerability, enhance public health, and strengthen climate adaptation strategies in rapidly urbanizing regions.

​On the road to COP30, this session offers a chance to deepen understanding of Belém’s local realities and prepare the community to engage more meaningfully with the context in which the next UN Climate Conference will take place.