Antalya hosts COP31: The UN climate conference is being held in Turkey for the first time.
The 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) begins today in Antalya. The event is being held in Turkey for the first time and will last 12 days.
The conference will be attended by representatives of 196 countries participating in the conference and the European Union. The leaders' summit is scheduled for November 11-12 in the Blue Zone and will be hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The negotiations are chaired by the Minister of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Change Murat Korum.
The main goal of COP31 is to discuss commitments, policies and solutions to combat the climate crisis.