What is The Global South House?
The Global South House (TGSH) is an initiative of the Alianza Socioambiental Fondos del Sur and Rede Comuá, dedicated to influencing financial flows and power dynamics, working to transform funding into a tool for socio-environmental justice in Global South territories.
TGSH is already active as a living platform for political articulation, knowledge production, and collective mobilization. Its first in-person edition will take place during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with the strategic support of the Community Funds of the Brazilian Amazon Network (Rede de Fundos Comunitários da Amazônia Brasileira) and the #ShiftThePower movement.
From this debut – and already starting now – TGSH will remain active in major forums, connecting ideas, people, and resources from a Global South perspective.
Who is The Global South House designed to mobilize?
The Global South House is a meeting point for those who work – or want to work – in strengthening climate and socio-environmental solutions led by communities in the Global South.
We especially invite funders, philanthropic organizations, and professionals from the broader finance ecosystem to join this conversation.
Our goal is to expand dialogue, collaboration, and commitment to fairer and more effective ways of supporting those on the frontlines of transformation.
Why is it important to support local solutions?
Local solutions are created by and for movements, communities, and people within their own territories. Because they take into account specific contexts and realities, they are better positioned to respond to the urgent challenges of environmental, climate, and social crises.
These communities hold knowledge – often ancestral – that must be respected, valued, and supported, recognizing their protagonism and contributions in addressing the climate crisis.
What are examples of local solutions?
What is the current scenario for financing flows to address the climate emergency and environmental and social crises in the Global South?
What does it mean to influence financial flows for the Global South?
Socio-environmental justice funds from and for the Global South already mobilize diverse resources to support local solutions by movements, communities, and individuals in addressing and adapting to climate, environmental, and social crises, while ensuring access to rights. These resources, however, are insufficient compared to both the challenges and the potential solutions.
It is crucial to develop innovative arrangements involving multiple actors across philanthropy and finance, expanding the volume of resources and improving access for those who need it most.
Which organizations promote The Global South House?
Who funds The Global South House?
Financial supporters of The Global South House at COP30 include member funds from the networks and external supporters. We thank the following for their support so far: Baobá – Fundo pela Equidade Racial, Fundação Grupo Volkswagen, Fundo Brasil, Casa Socio-Environmental Fund, Global Giving, Instituto Clima e Sociedade, Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action, Itaúsa, Prospera Social, Global Fund for Community Foundations, Instituto Ibirapitanga, Instituto Sociedade População e Natureza, Bem-Te-Vi Diversidade and The Samdhana Institute.
How does The Global South House connect to the official agenda of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30)?
The Global South House is an autonomous and independent initiative, but one that is built in dialogue with international debates and processes. COP30, taking place in the Global South, will focus on climate finance beyond traditional mechanisms, aiming to unlock resources to accelerate climate action, particularly in developing countries.
Aligned with this agenda, the Global South House addresses climate and nature finance architecture from and for the Global South, showing that there are local mechanisms ensuring that resources reach grassroots groups and communities.
The Brazilian presidency has proposed that COP30 be conducted as a Mutirão Global – a collective mobilization across peoples, sectors, and territories to turn commitments into real action against the climate crisis. The Global South House responds to this call by joining this global mutirão for socio-environmental justice, mobilizing knowledge, resources, and experience from the South, for the South, and for the world.
What will the program look like during COP30?
The program of the Global South House during COP30 will take place from November 12–20, 2025, and will include activities led by the promoting organizations, their members, partners, and supporters.
It will focus on financing for socio-environmental justice, featuring debates on resource flows and power dynamics, alongside exchanges of experiences and solutions promoted by philanthropic actors from and for the Global South.
How can I participate in The Global South House at COP30?
Where can I access the detailed program?
How can I follow The Global South House remotely?
Will there be simultaneous interpretation during the events?
Does The Global South House directly support communities, organizations, or individuals?
