A panel from Zero Waste to COP31 will be held

The Presidential Directorate of Communications will organize a panel titled "From Zero Waste to COP31: Türkiye's Climate Diplomacy" on October 27.

In the program where COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran will make the opening speeches, the "Climate Diplomacy" book prepared in Turkish and English will also be introduced.

A panel titled "From Zero Waste to COP31: Türkiye's Climate Diplomacy" will be organized by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, and the book titled "Climate Diplomacy", prepared in Turkish and English, will be introduced.

In the written statement made by the Directorate of Communications, the panel to be held on October 27 at the Presidential Directorate of Communications Conference Hall will be organized to discuss Türkiye's national policies and practices in the fight against climate change within the framework of international climate diplomacy and to evaluate the developments ranging from the Zero Waste approach to COP processes from a holistic perspective.

The opening speeches of the panel were made by COP31 President and Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Presidential Communications Director Prof. Dr. It will be made by Burhanettin Duran.

In the panel, Türkiye's fight against climate change and sustainable development goals, the place of Zero Waste practices in environmental and climate policies, circular economy and resource efficiency studies, and Türkiye's position in international climate negotiations will be discussed within the scope of the program.

The finale of the Environment and Climate Media Program, including members of the international press, will be held at the panel, which will be attended by academicians who are experts in their fields, journalists and representatives of non-governmental organizations.

In the panel, issues such as global temperature increases and extreme weather events that become visible with the increase in greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere, ecosystem balance of climate change, sustainability of natural resources, and zero waste efforts will be evaluated.

In addition, the session will discuss interconnected environmental problems such as depletion of forest areas, habitat loss, water pressure and fragility of food systems, as well as international cooperation and the role of the COP31 platform in climate policies, which is vital due to its transboundary nature in combating this global crisis.