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Towards COP31

The Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) is implementing a year-long COP31 project aimed at supporting Türkiye's COP31 Presidency through knowledge production, policy dialogue, and stakeholder engagement. Launched in February 2026, the project brings together webinars, policy dialogues, podcast series, research outputs, and international partnerships to strengthen understanding of and engagement with COP31.
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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.

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April 22, 2026

Paris-Antalya Podcast 1: COP31 and Education

The first episode of our podcast series, in which we bring together different perspectives in the run-up to COP31, featuring Burcu Meltem Arık as the guest speaker and Ümit Şahin as the moderator, was released on 21 April. 

Events Series · Paris-Antalya Podcast
Project Implementers
Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center. 

umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
dijan

Dijan Balkaroğlu

Dijan Balkaroğlu works as the “Towards COP31” Project Coordinator within the Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center.

dijan.balkaroglu@sabanciuniv.edu