From Data to Action: Advancing Urban Climate Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions and Multilevel Cooperation

Organised by WWF-Türkiye, this side event will take place on 12 November 2026, from 10:30 to 11:30, at the GTF/UCLG Pavilion at COP31 in Antalya. The discussion will explore how nature-based solutions and multilevel cooperation can strengthen urban climate resilience. Tanyeli Behiç Sabuncu, Senior Climate and Energy Consultant at WWF-Türkiye, will moderate the event. Speakers will include Dr. Akgün İlhan, Project Coordinator and Researcher at Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı University; Charlotte G. Brynielsson, Head of Multi-level Coordination & Climate City Contract 2030 at Viable Cities, Sweden; Reşit Serhat Taşkınsu, Secretary General of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality; Nicolás Azócar, International Affairs Advisor at the Municipality of Renca, Chile; and Jon Andersson, Director for Environment at the City of Lund, Sweden.