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From 10 to 21 November 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties took place in Brazil against a backdrop of deepening climate crisis and rising anti-rights movements. PIFEVA was there, represented by its Coordinator Véronique Bulaya.

COP30 opened in a tense climate. A worsening climate crisis, rising anti-rights movements and growing corporate influence reaching into the UNFCCC itself made for conditions unfavourable to the least powerful voices. Civil society — feminist movements, women's rights and gender justice organisations — mobilised both inside the official framework and outside it, through grassroots resistance movements.

A delegation with a mandate

PIFEVA joined its voice to those of Indigenous women's organisations worldwide. Mrs Véronique Bulaya, Coordinator and the organisation's representative in Belém, amplified the voices, knowledge and leadership of Indigenous women, and argued for the situation of Indigenous women to remain central to negotiations on climate and biodiversity.

The organisation shared its vision and its commitment to strengthening alliances so that Indigenous women are not merely present in decision-making spaces, but also lead the effort to build a fairer and more sustainable future for all.

A precise demand on financing

Beyond principles, PIFEVA brought a concrete demand to states and donors: provide structural, multi-year and flexible funding directly to local organisations led by women and by Indigenous people working at the intersection of climate justice and gender justice.

The organisation also calls for resources to be allocated to feminist funds and women's funds, which hold proven expertise in supporting local movements and grassroots groups and which carry the associated risk. This is a matter of effectiveness as much as justice: funding that passes through a long chain of intermediaries arrives late, diminished, and rarely where decisions are actually made.

After Belém

By the close of COP30, Indigenous women had not only strengthened their leadership but also acquired the technical knowledge needed to take part in international negotiations, including the UNFCCC subsidiary body sessions. Through its presence in these spaces, PIFEVA positions itself as a strategic bridge between the field and the negotiating table, working to ensure feminist voices, strategies and solutions are integrated at every level of climate decision-making.

« Indigenous women must not merely be present in decision-making spaces: they must lead the effort to build a fairer and more sustainable future. »

— Véronique Bulaya, National Coordinator of PIFEVA

COP30 AT A GLANCE

10–21 Nov. 2025 COP30 dates, in Belém, Brazil

30th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC

1 PIFEVA delegation led by the National Coordinator

3 demands carried: direct, multi-year and flexible funding