Towards COP31
Through this project, IPC contributes to informed and inclusive discussions on key COP31 themes, including climate diplomacy, energy transition, climate finance, just transition, and implementation, while fostering dialogue among national and international stakeholders.
The project runs from February 2026 to March 2027. For further information, please contact project coordinator Dijan Balkaroğlu.
COP31 Explained 4: Adaptation in Antalya: From Global Goals to Finance and Implementation
At the fourth event of the “COP31 Explained” series, held on September 10 as part of preparations for COP31, Ümit Şahin, Climate Change Program Coordinator at Sabancı University–Istanbul Policy Center (IPC), hosted Akgün İlhan from IPC and Emilie Beauchamp from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
COP31 Explained 3: From Santa Marta to Antalya: The Agenda for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
The third event in the COP31 Explained webinar series, organized as part of IPC's preparations for COP31, took place on May 5, featuring Ümit Şahin, IPC Climate Change Program Coordinator, Duygu Kutluay, and Mahir Ilgaz.
COP31 Explained 2: Just Transition
The second event in the event series organized as part of COP31 preparations took place on April 7, featuring Ümit Şahin, Coordinator of the IPM Climate Change Program, and Anabella Rosemberg, Senior Strategist on Just Transition & Climate Justice, CAN International and Sevil Acar, Economists, Boğaziçi University.
COP31 Explained 1: What is COP?
At the first event of the “COP31 Explained” series, held on February 13 as part of preparations for COP31, Climate Change Program Coordinator Ümit Şahin hosted Simon Evans, climate and energy journalist and Senior Policy Editor at Carbon Brief.
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