Latest updates, official statements, and global collaborations from COP31.
The COP31 Digital Coordination Center, launched by the Zero Waste Foundation ahead of the COP31 process, has started collecting ideas from all stakeholders by expanding the participation of non-state actors.
The Zero Waste Foundation and the COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Office held intense meeting traffic regarding the COP31 process at the 13th Global Baku Forum in Azerbaijan.
Academics and students discussed Türkiye's climate vision at the ITU COP31 Science Platform Workshop hosted by Istanbul Technical University (ITU).
The COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Office and UN Türkiye held a comprehensive meeting in Ankara to strengthen coordination for the COP31 process.
A comprehensive cooperation protocol was signed between the Zero Waste Foundation and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye to popularize the circular economy approach in the industrial sector.
The Zero Waste Foundation launched the COP31 Digital Coordination Center, where opinions and suggestions can be submitted, and comprehensive information regarding the COP31 process is available.
President of the Zero Waste Foundation and COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Samed Ağırbaş held high-level contacts in Washington, D.C., regarding zero waste efforts and the COP31 process.
Ahead of COP31, Istanbul hosted an intensive diplomacy traffic with the participation of officials from Türkiye, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, and the UNFCCC.
President of the Zero Waste Foundation and COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Samed Ağırbaş evaluated the COP31 process with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
The Zero Waste Foundation brought together international stakeholders at the 'Zero Waste Retreat' meetings in Istanbul to discuss the roadmap for the COP31 summit.
Emine Erdoğan received COP31 President Murat Kurum and COP31 High-Level Climate Champion Samed Ağırbaş to discuss summit preparations.
Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş shared the roadmap of the process in his statement following his appointment as the COP31 High-Level Climate Champion.
COP31 President Murat Kurum announced Samed Ağırbaş as the COP31 High-Level Champion, marking a significant step for Türkiye's environmental vision.
The Zero Waste Exhibition held within the scope of the 16th Ambassadors Conference was visited by President Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan.
Türkiye, set to host COP31 in 2026, is bringing the Zero Waste vision led by Emine Erdoğan to the center of global climate diplomacy.
Bringing together policymakers, local governments, the private sector, and civil society on the same ground globally, the Zero Waste Forum stands as a strategic threshold that takes the zero waste vision to a new stage of implementation and scaling.
With the decision taken at the COP30 summit in Brazil, Türkiye has become the host and term president of the COP31 Conference of Parties in 2026.