Türkiye is pitching COP31 in Antalya as the summit where climate pledges turn into delivery. Its organisers describe the meeting as critical for speeding up implementation of the Paris Agreement and scaling up climate finance.
COP, short for Conference of the Parties, is the yearly summit under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a treaty adopted in 1992. Nearly 200 countries negotiate agreements there. COP31 is the 31st session, and Türkiye is the host for 2026.
“Türkiye is honored to host COP31 in Antalya at a pivotal moment to move from negotiation to implementation,” the host’s website says. It invites all parties “to strengthen cooperation and turn commitments into concrete action.”
Who gets in, and where
Heads of state, ministers, scientists, business leaders and civil society representatives all attend a COP. COP31 will welcome accredited delegations, observers and media, and the venue is split in two.
The Blue Zone is where the official negotiations happen, and only accredited participants can enter. The Green Zone is open to the public, with exhibitions, events and awareness activities.
The action agenda
The COP31 Action Agenda sets ten priority themes: zero waste, oceans and seas, food security, climate-resilient cities, powering climate action, youth and education, green industrialization, the clean energy transition, Rio synergy, and dynamic and resilient health systems. Finance, technology and capacity building run through all of them as enablers.
The host has also given the summit a mascot. Caretta, a sea turtle of Antalya’s shores, has its own page on the site that tells COP31’s ocean story and answers visitors’ questions in a live chat.
