COP31 Roundtable Meeting
A roundtable organized by IPC as part of the COP31 Dialogues took place on May 14 at IPC Karaköy. The meeting aimed to foster dialogue between Türkiye’s COP31 Presidency and international climate NGOs. During the meeting, the COP31 Presidency presented its preparations for the summit, which Türkiye will host in Antalya in November.
Representatives of international civil society organizations also shared their expectations for this year’s COP. The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Birpınar, the COP31 Presidency’s Special Representative for Observer Organizations; Dr. Ayşin Turpancı, Head of the Department of Climate Negotiations and International Policies; and officials from the COP31 Office. The international climate NGOs represented were CAN International, CAN Europe, WWF International, the European Climate Foundation, the International Climate Policy Hub, the Global Renewables Alliance, the Global Strategic Communication Council, LaClima, 350, and E3G. The productive meeting concluded with an agreement to continue the dialogue.
Ümit Şahin
Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Dijan Balkaroğlu
Dijan Balkaroğlu works as the “Towards COP31” Project Coordinator within the Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.
dijan.balkaroglu@sabanciuniv.edu