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The annual UN climate conference, COP31, will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from November 9 to 20. Countries will negotiate issues including just transition, climate finance, adaptation and mitigation.
As Diwali lights up India on November 8, leaders from around the world will gather in Antalya, Türkiye, the next day for COP31. At stake is the elusive promise of climate finance that could help protect more than a billion lives and livelihoods.
at COPTürkiye's COP31 Presidency has named Ethiopia, Fiji, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan as the first pilot countries for its Climate Implementation Bridge (BRIDGE) initiative. BRIDGE, delivered with the United Nations Development Programme, promises country-led support to build finance-ready project portfolios, identify bottlenecks, and improve access to existing international support.
Nepal and Bhutan have jointly proposed a dedicated agenda item on rising temperatures in mountain regions at the COP31 climate summit, seeking greater international attention to the risks facing the Himalayas and communities dependent on its ecosystems.
At the Pacific Pre-COP in Fiji, one figure cut through familiar calls for greater climate ambition: more than$16 billion has been committed to Pacific countries since the Paris Agreement, but over $5 billion remains undisbursed.
