COP 31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. In the lead-up, the COP 30 Presidency and the incoming COP 31 Presidency are working together to foster an open, transparent and inclusive process, through regular engagement with Parties and observers throughout the year.
Their engagements will bring together ministers, Heads of Delegation, and negotiators, as well as observers and stakeholders, to build shared understanding and lay the groundwork for successful outcomes in Antalya.
The Presidencies will coordinate closely with the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies to ensure coherence across the UNFCCC process.
In line with the Türkiye-Australia Partnership Modalities, Türkiye and Australia, as incoming COP 31 Presidency, will work in close partnership.
The Presidencies encourage Parties to engage in a spirit of unity and shared purpose as they work together to deliver transformative and ambitious outcomes at COP 31 that enhance ambition and implementation of the global response to the threat of climate change.
The webpage will be regularly updated to reflect Presidencies’ communication to and engagement with Parties and observers along the road to Antalya.
Australia and Turkey had both made bids to host COP31. United Nations rules require a global consensus on a host country; if no agreement had been reached, it would have automatically been hosted in Bonn as the headquarters of the agency that oversees the Paris Agreement. Australia’s Albanese government had prioritized hosting the conference, which it planned to host in Adelaide, and campaigned for its bid over 3 years. Representatives of both countries negotiated during COP30 as neither would withdraw their bid, although neither Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nor Anthony Albanese attended. After a week of negotiations in November 2025, Turkey and Australia compromised by allowing Turkey to host, while Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen will preside over negotiations.
In advance of COP31 in Antalya, there will be a pre-COP meeting in Fiji from 5-8 October including a leaders’ event in Tuvalu. During COP31, heads of states will attend a World Leaders’ Summit in Antalya on November 11 and 12. The summit will take place on day 3 and 4 for the conference, in contrast to summits at previous COPs held on the first two days or immediately prior to the COP.
Murat Kurum, the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change will serve as the COP President. Halil Hasar, the Head of Climate Change at that Ministry and first lady Emine Erdoğan may be prominent. Minister for Climate Change and Energy for Australia Chris Bowen will be Vice-President and President of Negotiations. Turkey’s Chief Climate Negotiator is Fatma Varank.
Samed Ağırbaş, President of the Zero Waste Foundation, will serve as Climate High-Level Champion for COP31. Working alongside the High-Level Champion for COP30, Ağırbaş’ role focuses on mobilizing ambitious climate action from businesses, financial institutions, cities, regions, civil society and communities to support governments in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.