COP31 President Murat Kurum to Chair the Pre-COP Summit in Fiji and Tuvalu

COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum will chair the Pre-COP Summit to be held in the Pacific island countries Fiji and Tuvalu this year, in the preparation process before COP31, one of the most important organizations of the United Nations (UN) in combating the climate crisis, and will share the Action Agenda of COP31 at the summit.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, Pacific island countries Fiji and Tuvalu are hosting critical Pre-COP meetings before the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be held in Antalya, hosted by Turkey.

COP31 President Kurum will also chair the Pre-COP meetings before the negotiations in Antalya. Leaders who will attend the Pre-COP Summit, which will be held on October 5-8, will spend a day in Tuvalu, an atoll group with a population of approximately 10 thousand, before signing a declaration in Fiji.

Leaders will experience island life and examine on-site reclaimed land areas and solar energy projects designed to resist sea level rise.

On the other hand, negotiations will be held in Fiji on the agreements to be reached at the COP31 Summit to be held in Antalya in November. Approximately 4 thousand delegates are expected to attend these negotiations.

COP31 President Institution will hold a series of bilateral meetings

COP31 President Kurum will announce the "COP31 Antalya and Action Agenda" at the welcome ceremony to be held in Fiji tomorrow. The Institution is expected to hold bilateral meetings with the administrators of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the climate and energy ministers of other countries.

The institution will attend the Leaders Program to be held in Tuvalu on Tuesday and will examine the Tuvalu Coastal Adaptation Project on site with the leaders. The institution will attend the Leaders' General Session to be held in Fiji on the same day and explain the priorities in the process from Pre-COP to COP31 to be held in Antalya.

Murat Kurum will strive to create political momentum and bring the priorities of Pacific countries regarding the climate crisis to the global agenda.

COP31 President Kurum, who is expected to deliver the opening and main speech of the Pre-COP on Wednesday, will also hold bilateral meetings. The Institution, which will participate in the Ministerial Dialogue with Observer Groups, will then be briefed by the UNFCCC team.

The Institution, which is expected to attend the family photo organization on Thursday, will then speak in the main sessions titled Access to Finance and Ocean and Climate Connection, respectively. In these sessions, COP31 President Kurum will highlight important messages from the Trabzon Blue Dialogue, including Türkiye's COP31 Action Agenda priorities.