To support the COP31 Presidency in advancing global climate dialogue and implementation, Türkiye has established advisory bodies composed of international experts, policymakers, academics, and representatives from civil society and the private sector.
These structures provide strategic guidance, scientific expertise and stakeholder engagement to strengthen the outcomes of COP31.
Laurent Fabius
COP21 President, Paris (2015)
Salaheddine Mezouar
COP22 President, Marrakech (2016)
Michal Kurtyka
COP24 President, Katowice (2018)
Carolina Schmidt
COP25 President, Madrid (2019)
Alok Sharma
COP26 President, Glasgow (2021)
Sameh Shoukry
COP27 President, Sharm el-Sheikh (2022)
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber
COP28 President, Dubai (2023)
Mukhtar Babayev
COP29 President, Baku (2024)
André Corrêa do Lago
COP30 President, Belém (2025)
Ovais Sarmad
Former Deputy Executive Secretary of UNFCCC (2017–2023)
Nabeel Munir
Former Chair of UNFCCC-SBI
Former Ambassador of Pakistan to Korea
Adnan Z. Amin
CEO of COP28
Maria Fernanda Espinosa
President of the 73rd UN General Assembly
Volkan Bozkır
President of the 75th UN General Assembly
Yalçın Rafiev
COP29 Lead Negotiator
Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan
Jose Manuel Moller
Vice-Chair, UN Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste
Hakima El Haite
Former Minister of Environment of Morocco
COP23 High-Level Champion
Prof. Kokoroko Komla Dodz
Minister of Environment and Forest Resources – Togo
Dr. Amna Abdalla Matar Al Dahhak Alshamsi
Minister of Climate Change and Environment
Doumbia Mariam Tangara
Minister of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development
Mosese Drecala Bulitavu
Minister for Environment and Climate Change Fiji
Cvetan Tripunovski
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy – North Macedonia
Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic
Former President of Croatia
Nilüfer Oral
Director, Centre for International Law, NUS
Member, UN ILC
Hoesung Lee
Former Chair of the IPCC
Jorge Viñuales
Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, Cambridge
Christian Breyer
Professor of Solar Economy, LUT University
Jeffrey D. Sachs
University Professor
Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia
Vera Songwe
Cameroonian Economist
Author of G20 Brazil TF Climate Finance Report
Manal Awad
Minister of Local Development and Acting Minister of Environment Egypt
Uğur İbrahim Altay
President, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Emilia Saiz
Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments
