Green Zone
9-20 November 2026 · Antalya. Due to the Leaders Summit, the Green Zone will be closed to visitors on 11 and 12 November. Registration is required to visit.
Register to VisitWhere the negotiating table meets the real world
The Green Zone is the public face of COP31. Here, the climate goals negotiated in the Blue Zone take shape as projects, partnerships and solutions that touch everyday life.
Public institutions, local governments, businesses, academia, civil society, young people and artists come together in Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026.
What is the Green Zone
A bridge from goals to implementation
The Climate Implementation Bridge, part of the COP31 Presidency's Action Agenda, aims to turn climate commitments into investment-ready projects. The Green Zone is built on the same idea: the priorities set in the negotiations meet the institutions, implementers and sources of finance that will bring them to life.
What to expect in the Green Zone
- Thematic hubsPanels, talks and presentations on seven stages every day
- Congress and event venuesFrom major conferences to evening concerts
- PavilionsThe climate story of Türkiye and its regions
- Hands-on and experience areasWorkshops, children's and youth programmes
- COP Tower and Start Up ZoneWhere startups meet business
In a single day, you can listen to a panel, join a workshop and end the evening with a concert at the amphitheatre.
Thematic Days
A theme for every day
The Green Zone follows the thematic days of the Blue Zone. Whatever is on the negotiating table that day, the Green Zone explores its implementation, investment and technology side. The programme closes on 20 November with Connect To Funds, a day dedicated to matching projects with sources of finance.
COP31 Green Zone Thematic Day Programme
- 9 November 2026Day 1
Food, Agriculture and Health
Agriculture and Food Security · Irrigation and Water Efficiency · Food Systems · Climate Change and Health
- 10 November 2026Day 2
Energy and Transport
Energy Security · Electrification · Grid Infrastructure · Energy Diversification and Efficiency · Sustainable Transport
- 11 November 2026Day 3Leaders Summit · Day 1Green Zone closed to visitors
Zero Waste
Zero Waste · Resource Efficiency · Methane · Circular Economy
- 12 November 2026Day 4Leaders Summit · Day 2Green Zone closed to visitors
Resilient Cities and Built Environment
Climate-Friendly Buildings · Settlements and Urban Resilience · Disaster Risk Management · Local Governments · Smart Cities · Nature-Based Solutions · Smart Mobility · Built Environment and Infrastructure · Sustainable Waste Systems
- 13 November 2026Day 5
Finance and Trade
Green Transformation · Climate-Based Investment · Green Finance · Value Chains · Carbon Markets
- 14 November 2026Day 6
Children, Youth, Education and Skills
Climate Literacy and Education · Green Skills and Workforce · Academia · Curriculum Development · Lifelong Learning
- 15 November 2026Day 7
Hubs in the Spotlight
Each hub around its own main theme · 13:00-17:30 · 4 sessions per stage
- 16 November 2026Day 8
Science, Industry and Technology
Science · Green Industrialisation · Technology and Innovation · SMEs · Digitalisation · Artificial Intelligence · Low-Carbon Manufacturing
- 17 November 2026Day 9
Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use - Rio Synergy
Ocean and Marine Ecosystems · Inland Water Ecosystems · Coastal Resilience · Blue Economy · Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services · Forest and Ecosystem Restoration
- 18 November 2026Day 10
Human and Social Development
Tourism · Cultural Heritage · Employment and Livelihoods · Traditional and Local Knowledge · Vulnerable Groups · Persons with Disabilities · Women's Empowerment · Just Transition
- 19 November 2026Day 11
İmece: Enhancing Implementation
Institutional and Technical Capacity Building · Investment-Ready Projects · Access to Finance
- 20 November 2026Day 12
Connect To Funds
Final negotiations · National and international funds and incentives · 10:00-17:00
Thematic Hubs
Seven stages, one shared goal
The thematic hubs are seven stages aligned with the priorities of the COP31 Action Agenda. Each session brings the public sector, business, local governments, academia and civil society to the same table, so that every question is addressed from the perspectives of financiers, implementers and experts alike. Sessions are streamed live on YouTube and can be followed on the COP31 mobile app.
Climate Finance
Public and private banks, participation banks, development and investment banks and financial institutions come together on this stage.
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The agenda ranges from transition finance and the impact of carbon border adjustment on exporters to financing the zero waste economy, climate adaptation in agriculture and just transition. Sessions in which banks share their own green finance experience aim to build a direct bridge between project owners and sources of finance.
Resilient Cities
With two stages, this hub hosts the most extensive programme in the Green Zone.
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Metropolitan and district municipalities and municipal unions from across Türkiye, from Marmara to the Southeast and from the Aegean to the Black Sea, share their experience, joined by housing, urban regeneration, construction and infrastructure organisations and city-focused international networks. Climate-friendly buildings, energy-efficient façades, resilient health infrastructure, disaster risk management, smart cities and nature-based solutions are among the key themes.
Energy and Transport
Energy generation and distribution organisations, renewable energy investors, energy technology companies and transport infrastructure operators meet on this stage.
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Energy security, grid infrastructure, green electrification, biogas and renewable sources, electric and smart mobility, and the impact of low-carbon energy on youth employment are at the centre of the agenda. With public institutions and the private sector sharing new finance and investment initiatives, 10 November, Energy and Transport Day, will be one of the busiest days in the Green Zone.
Science and Technology
Industrial and technology groups, telecommunications operators, domestic electric vehicle manufacturing, and software, network technology and industrial automation companies share the same stage.
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Climate solutions developed with artificial intelligence and data, supply chain transparency, digital waste tracking, connected mobility and low-carbon technologies form the hub's main focus. Also home to startup pitches, the stage is expected to reach its peak on 16 November, Science, Industry and Technology Day.
Green Industrialisation
This hub focuses on how production can move to a low-carbon model.
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Cement, forest products and building materials producers, industrial groups, exporters' associations and industry organisations share their transformation experience here. Low-carbon cement and green procurement, circular production, water infrastructure in the Mediterranean, women's participation in STEM and human capital in industry are among the key topics.
Zero Waste
With two stages, this hub puts Türkiye's zero waste vision and the work of implementing institutions at its centre.
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Its programme is being shaped together with the Zero Waste Foundation, the pioneer of the zero waste movement in Türkiye. Launched in 2017, the movement became a global call when, on Türkiye's initiative, the UN General Assembly declared 30 March the International Day of Zero Waste. Deposit return systems, marine ecosystem protection, methane reduction and circular economy practices can be both heard about and experienced at the Zero Waste Application and Workshop Centre.
COP31 Business Forum
As a dialogue platform for organisations representing the business community, the Forum brings businesses together around the green transformation agenda.
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International investor associations, sector unions, logistics and investment organisations and financial authorities are among its participants. High-level discussions will address the investment climate, sustainable trade, the transformation of global value chains and the green transition of SMEs.
Spaces and Experiences
Places to explore
The Green Zone is a place not only to listen, but to experience.
- Nurol Holding Congress Centre Gaza Hallmajor conferences and concerts
- Türk Telekom Large Amphitheatre and Folkart Small Amphitheatreevening concerts and shows
- Fashion Hall - Viewing Terracefashion, dance and design events
- Türkiye Pavilion and Antalya Governorship Area
- Houses of the Seven Regionsregional culture and gastronomy
- Anatolian Gardenan open-air space to meet and relax
- Zero Waste Application and Workshop Centre
- Youth and Children's Centre, Children's Play and Activity Area
- Kalyon Holding COP31 Towerevening light shows
- Start Up Zonewhere climate startups meet business
COPArt
Art tells what numbers cannot. COPArt, the culture and art focus of the Green Zone, invites visitors not only to understand the climate crisis, but to feel it through art.
For the first time in COP history, art extends across the entire 1.1-million-square-metre campus: more than 1,000 works and over 50 open-air installations. The COPArt Stage hosts talks on water, biodiversity, the future of cities and cultural heritage.
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COP ENTERTAINMENT
COP ENTERTAINMENT is the events programme that helps turn the Climate Summit into a broader public movement for climate awareness. Concerts, workshops, receptions and panel discussions come to life in the Green Zone through this programme.
COP-SCIENCE
The COP-SCIENCE platform has been established to strengthen the contribution of the academic community to climate action within COP31. You are invited to submit your proposals for academic events, research, projects and collaborations. All submissions will be reviewed by the relevant committee.
Get in TouchWho Can Attend
The Green Zone is designed to be accessible to a wide range of participants including:
- Public institutions and local governments
- Businesses and industry leaders
- Non-governmental organizations
- Academic and research institutions
- Startups and climate technology innovators
- Youth organizations and civil society groups
- Visitors interested in climate action
Prior registration is required to visit. The Green Zone will be closed to visitors on 11 and 12 November.
Want to participate in the Green Zone?
Reach out to our team for exhibition, programming, and partnership opportunities.
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