The Implementation Gap: Climate Finance, Access, and Asia’s Energy Transition

Organised by Istanbul Policy Center, Change Initiative and Renewables First, this side event will take place on Friday, 13 November 2026, from 17:30 to 18:30, at the Regional Climate Foundations (RCF) Pavilion in the COP31 Blue Zone. The discussion will examine the implementation gap in Asia’s energy transition, focusing on climate finance and access to funding. M. Zakir Hossain Khan from Change Initiative will moderate the event, with Ümit Şahin from IPC, Hamza Ali Haroon from CVF-V20, Muhammad Basit Ghauri from Renewables First and Iliana Stefanova from IRENA participating as speakers.