The highest-level climate organization organized under the umbrella of the United Nations will bring together 90 heads of state and government, scientists, business world, young people and non-governmental organizations for the summit. In addition to official meetings, various side events will also be held in the Blue Zone. According to the announced program, panels will be held on priority topics such as adaptation to climate change, clean energy, zero waste, sustainable cities, climate finance, technology, health and green transformation. Established on an area of 527 thousand 414 square meters, the Blue Zone includes general assembly halls, delegation offices, pavilions, press and media center and restaurants.
ZERO WASTE AND SUSTAINABILITY EMPHASIS
Zero waste practices will also be at the center of the summit. Within the scope of COP31, zero waste workshops, zero waste kitchens and zero waste villages were created. The concept of sustainability will include organizations including transportation, waste management, energy use and daily services.
CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION WILL ALSO BE PROMOTED
Culture and civilization will also have an important place within the scope of COP31. The COPART program, which will be implemented for the first time at COPs, will meet with guests in Türkiye. Within the scope of the program, the works of approximately 70 foreign and 120 local artists will be exhibited. He stated that thematic concerts and panels will also be organized. Türkiye's cultural heritage will be exhibited in the Anatolian Treasures Garden. In addition to the cuisines of 7 regions, Antalya cuisine will also be presented to visitors.
OVER 1.5 MILLION VISITORS ARE EXPECTED
It is expected that 1.5 million visitors will be hosted within the scope of the organization in which Antalya will host the largest environment and climate summit of all time with the participation of 196 countries. At the summit, it will be emphasized that Türkiye has served as a bridge connecting civilizations and continents throughout history. With COP31, different countries will come together around a common future on climate.
SPECIAL NAMES FOR EACH ROOM AND MEETING ROOM
The hall names in the COP31 area bear the beauties of Anatolian geography and the traces of Turkish-Islamic civilization. The largest general assembly hall in the Blue Zone was named "Anatolia". The hall, where state and government representatives will be hosted and negotiations will be held, will have a capacity of 1794 people. Another general assembly hall with a capacity of 828 people was called "Mediterranean General Assembly Hall". There will also be an "Antalya Hall" in the Blue Zone. One of the two press conference halls was named "Mevlana Press Conference Hall", inspired by the world-renowned Sufi and Islamic scholar Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi. The other press conference hall was named after Turkish poet and Sufi Yunus Emre.
In the Blue Zone, "Selimiye", "Evliya Çelebi", "Ayder", "Göbeklitepe", "Topkapı", "Kaçkar", "Zeugma", "Cappadocia", "Boğaziçi", "Patara", "Sümela", "Sezai Karakoç", "Piri Reis", "Harput", "Mimar Sinan", "Ağrı Dağı", "Van" Meeting rooms were created with the names "Lake", "Troya", "Fethiye", "Pamukkale", "Efes", "Gelibolu", "Ahlat", "Uludağ", "Çatalhöyük" and "Aspendos". Side event areas were named "Uzungöl", "Lycia", "Assos", "Perge", "Ahi Evran", "Aşık Veysel" and "Hattuşa". The Blue Zone will offer visitors an interactive experience in terms of nature, ecosystems and biodiversity with the "Tropical Butterfly Garden". The largest hall in the Green Zone, with a capacity of 5 thousand people, was named "Gaza Hall". In other halls and meeting rooms in the region, the names "Ibn-i Sina", "Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar", "Farabi", "Mehmet Akif Ersoy", "Hacı Bektaş Veli", "Cacabey", "Ahmet Yesevi", "Prof. Dr. Afet İnan", "Fatma Aliye", "Biruni", "Osman Hamdi Bey" were included. The "Anatolian Garden" in the Green Zone will convey to visitors the accumulation of civilization from the Hittites to the Phrygians, from the Lydians to the Lycians, from Rome and Byzantium to the Seljuks and Ottomans, on the axis of harmony with nature, hospitality and sustainable life.
ANATOLIAN CULINARY CULTURE WILL MEET THE WORLD
With the "7 Regions 7 Cuisines" approach, Anatolia's deep-rooted gastronomy heritage, local flavors and sustainable culinary culture will be introduced to the world at COP31. Mediterranean Cuisine, Gaziantep Cuisine, Kayseri Cuisine, Zero Waste Cuisine, Turkish World Cuisine, Konya Cuisine and Black Sea Cuisine will be offered to visitors.
630 ECO-FRIENDLY BUSES WILL PROVIDE SERVICE
During the COP31 Climate Summit, a Crisis Center was established in the Green Zone under the coordination of the Governorship. Representatives of the Provincial Police Department, Provincial Health Directorate, AFAD, fire brigade, ASAT, Aksu Municipality, AKEDAŞ and ENERYA will be present at the center. In order to ensure rapid and effective access of participants to health services within the scope of COP31, a total of 5 infirmaries, 3 in the Blue Zone and 2 in the Green Zone, and 7 active and 2 spare ambulances were planned to be on duty. In addition, emergency health response capacity was strengthened with a total of 20 mobile UMKE teams, 9 in the Blue Zone and 11 in the Green Zone. Within the scope of security measures, 27 thousand 957 personnel from the police, gendarmerie and coast guard units will work. 630 "environmentally friendly" low-emission buses supplied from 25 municipalities will be used in the transportation plan.
EXPO AREA WILL BE TURNED TO ANTALYA
After COP31, the EXPO area will be Türkiye's largest and the world's leading festival, fair, event and congress center. It will be an important gain for Antalya, especially in terms of winter and spring tourism.
