By Tito Baron Media News Desk
File photograph of Antalya Harbour, Türkiye, taken January 17, 2023. This is not a photograph of the COP31 summit. Photo: Maksym Kozlenko / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Unaltered photograph, resized for display.
Climate finance, clean energy and resilience are on the programme for the Antalya Leaders’ Summit, scheduled for November 11–12 during the COP31 United Nations climate conference.
The wider conference runs from November 9 to 20 in the Turkish city. The two-day leaders’ gathering forms the first part of its high-level segment, giving heads of state and government a platform to deliver national statements.
According to the published summit programme, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan invited leaders to meet under the theme “Towards a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future”. The opening programme lists addresses by Erdoğan and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
Wednesday’s scheduled discussions cover clean energy and electrification, alongside green industry, investment and employment. Thursday’s programme turns to implementation of the Paris Agreement, access to finance, urban resilience and adaptation. Bilateral meetings and national statements are also included.
A resumed high-level segment is scheduled for November 17–18 for parties whose leaders did not deliver statements during the initial session.
Finance, cities and practical action
Alongside the leaders’ programme, the United Nations Environment Programme says it is participating in more than 130 events focused on putting climate commitments into practice. Its programme brings together policymakers, researchers, businesses and practitioners through ministerial discussions, report launches and sessions on practical solutions.
UNEP’s November 11 schedule includes events on reducing food waste and methane, climate technology implementation and a ministerial meeting on the Global Methane Pledge. Its November 12 listings include forest finance, buildings, urban food systems and support for implementing national climate plans across small-island regions.
Cities and infrastructure are another focus. UNEP lists a pavilion running from November 9 to 19 devoted to resilient cities, sustainable buildings and cooling, with partners including UN-Habitat and Türkiye’s environment ministry.
Finance remains on the programme after the leaders’ summit. UNEP’s Finance Initiative plans engagement with policymakers and financial institutions, including events on Finance and Trade Day on November 13 focused on climate investment and resilience.
The published schedules set out planned discussions. They do not establish that new agreements have been reached or that the listed events have concluded.
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More COP31 coverage: UN moves net-zero reporting framework into implementation (November 12).
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