Can we measure Global Mutirão? COP30 can mobilize collective action for climate resilience

The Brazilian Presidency of COP30 has introduced a powerful new phrase to the climate vocabulary: Global Mutirão — a call to collective action rooted in solidarity and shared effort. In Brazil, a mutirão is when neighbors roll up their sleeves together to solve a challenge no single person can tackle alone.

It is also a compelling lens for climate adaptation. Because resilience is not built in isolation — it grows from shared knowledge, coordinated investment, and accountability across scales.

As the world gathers in Belém, this spirit meets a critical milestone: the adoption of the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) — the first global framework to measure real progress in building resilience. For the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, it is a moment to show how science, policy, and farmer-led action can turn collective ambition into results on the ground.