<h1>Minister urges COP30 to be 'COP of Adaptation,' adopt minimum indicators, scale finance, and operationalize adaptation measures</h1> A national minister urged that COP30 be designated the 'COP of Adaptation,' calling for translating climate commitments under the Paris Agreement and the Global Stocktake into locally grounded, time-bound actions and resilient adaptation measures. The minister advocated agreement on minimum adaptation indicators under the UAE-Belém Work Programme, endorsed the Baku Adaptation Roadmap, and stressed scaling predictable public finance for adaptation and loss-and-damage while cautioning against creating processes that could undermine existing Paris Agreement architecture. Pre-COP30 discussions will focus on narrowing disputes over climate finance modalities, Article 6 carbon-market rules, integrity safeguards, and operationalizing adaptation and loss-and-damage finance.