The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the largest global United Nations forum for discussions and negotiations on climate change. This year’s edition, COP30, will be hosted by Brazil from 10 to 21 November in Belém, Pará, in the heart of the Amazon.
This great event addresses climate change from a wide range of perspectives. Within this broad agenda, connectivity is gaining increasing relevance — particularly in two key dimensions: how digital connectivity influences social and environmental justice, and how access to connectivity serves as a strategic resource for knowing, learning, and caring for the environment, communities, and territories.
This year, the Local Access Networks (LocNet) initiative will support the participation of two correspondents at COP30, who will cover the event from the perspective of community-led approaches to digital inclusion, with the main goal of document and share stories that promote and deepen this vital conversation, bringing it closer to local communities,
LocNet is a collective initiative led by APC and Rhizomatica, in partnership with grassroots communities and support organisations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It aims to foster meaningful, community-centred connectivity initiatives.
Read more on community-centred connectivity and environamental justice.