COP30 Launches Maloca: A Digital Platform to Expand Global Climate Action Participation

The Brazilian Presidency of COP30 has unveiled Maloca, a groundbreaking digital platform designed to broaden participation in climate action worldwide. Created as a legacy of COP30, Maloca provides an immersive and inclusive space for dialogue, collaboration, and solution-sharing, ensuring that voices from all regions—particularly the Global South—help shape climate conference outcomes.

The platform reflects COP30’s core priorities: strengthening multilateralism, connecting the climate regime to everyday lives, and accelerating Paris Agreement implementation. Through interactive virtual environments, governments, civil society, and communities can convene, share solutions, and engage directly in the global climate process, extending COP30’s reach far beyond Belém.

At the launch, COP30 President-Designate Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago announced the opening of Maloca’s registration system, allowing civil society organizations to host discussions, presentations, and solution-sharing sessions.

Developed in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Maloca is accessible via web and mobile app, removing geographic and resource barriers to participation.

“Through Maloca, we can ensure this COP is as inclusive as possible and inspire trust in multilateralism and the UN,” said Ambassador Corrêa do Lago. COP30 CEO Ana Toni added, “Maloca enables debates not only during COP but throughout the year, allowing participation from anywhere in the world.”

UNDP also hailed the initiative. Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General, said, “Maloca isn’t just a platform—it amplifies voices and solutions to change the world for the better.”

Maloca supports AI-powered translation in seven languages and can host up to 7,200 events across 20 virtual environments during the 15-day COP30. The platform also features Macaozinho, an AI climate assistant trained on official UN documents to provide reliable, science-based information.

The platform, which began development before COP29 in Baku, has already been tested during New York Climate Week, with over 4,000 participants from all continents engaging in discussions on sustainability and AI.

Part of the Route to Belém initiative by UNDP Brazil and the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maloca sets a new standard for inclusive climate engagement. By creating this digital space, the Brazilian Presidency signals that the fight against climate change belongs to everyone, everywhere, leaving a lasting COP30 legacy well beyond Belém.