UN Climate Change Conference (COP31)

COP31 is the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and will be hosted by Türkiye in Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026. COP is the world’s foremost multilateral platform for global climate governance; it is where climate targets are negotiated, commitments are strengthened and collective action is advanced. Building on the foundations of previous COPs — in particular COP30 in Belém — COP31 aims to advance dialogue, strengthen consensus and accelerate implementation.

All States that are Parties to the Convention are represented at COP. At their annual sessions, the Parties review the implementation of the Convention and any related legal instruments, assess global progress and take the decisions necessary to promote an effective and coordinated response to climate change.

Below are events at COP31 that are co-hosted by ABFC. This webpage will be updated as more events are added. Events are listed in chronological order.

Africa’s Blue Economy in Action: From Continental Ambition to Country Implementation

• Date and time to be announced

Across Turquoise Waters: Delivering on Aquatic Blue Food Climate Commitments

• 16-Nov – 15:00-16:30
• Side event room Orange – Blue Zone
• Aquatic foods are increasingly embedded in national and global climate agendas, but implementation and finance are lagging. This high-level dialogue elevates SIDS and developing-country leadership in driving blue food climate action across NDCs, adaptation finance, and food systems policy.

Blue Transformation in Action: Scaling Climate-Resilient Aquatic Food Systems Across Africa

• 17-Nov – 9:00-10:00
• Food & Agriculture Pavilion – Blue Zone

Plans to Accelerate Blue Solutions: Aquatic Foods and Algae Aquaculture 

• 17 Nov – 14 00
• Brazil Pavilion – Mutirão – Action Agenda – Blue Zone

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Below are events at COP31 that include ABFC member or partner participation and are related to blue food. Events are listed in chronological order.

UN-Oceans event on accelerating ocean-climate action through Means of Implementation and cooperation

• 12-Nov – 16:45-18:15
• UN System event space; Side Event Room 1 – GORDIYON
• This event will showcase UN-Oceans Members’ contributions to ocean-climate action, highlighting solutions to strengthen resilience and cross-sector cooperation through finance, capacity-building, technical assistance and other means of implementation. FAO will have a speaking slot on aquatic foods.

Axis 2 Showcase — Placing Nature at the Heart of Climate Action

• 17-Nov – 9:00-13:00
• Special Event Room 4
• The Axis 2 Showcase event will serve as a platform to demonstrate tangible progress and real-world impact made across the Global Climate Action Agenda’s Axis 2 at COP31. Rather than focusing on commitments and challenges, the event will aim to showcase what is being delivered on the ground, results achieved and what can be replicated and scaled up. The event will bring together the initiatives and actors driving the delivery of the three Axis 2 objectives – investments to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation ; conserving, protecting and restoring nature and ecosystems with solutions for climate, biodiversity and desertification ; and preserving and restoring oceans and coastal ecosystems. Through concrete examples, results and success stories, it will showcase progress made since COP30 in Belém, drawing on projects and initiatives that advance climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, and that deliver wider benefits for people and nature. Evidence will include finance mobilised, areas conserved or restored, country and community engagement and more – showing how action on the ground is translating into tangible outcomes.

Roots for resilience: advancing adaptation action in mangrove landscapes

• 17-Nov – 10:30-11:30
• CGIAR/FAO Food and Agriculture Pavilion
• This roundtable will explore how mangrove protection and restoration can strengthen coastal adaptation, biodiversity and livelihoods. It will launch new FAO evidence and country resources to support monitoring, financing and implementation of mangrove action in climate-vulnerable coastal countries. There will be a speaking slot for SSF actor to share mangrove-fisheries action implementation on the ground.

Coastal Adaptation for Blue Transformation in SIDS

• 17-Nov – 10:30-12:00
• Virtual Ocean Pavilion
• Zoom link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vVv2mkXcSASyE2tdLOhADg#/registration
• An event Program can be found here.
• The event will explore how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can address coastal hazards and strengthen climate resilience in fisheries and aquaculture. It will feature the launch of a collection of 41 technical briefs on coastal hazards and adaptation in SIDS, developed by FAO in collaboration with Deltares and the Coastal Hazard Wheel Initiative, alongside practical adaptation tools, and hear insights from SIDS representatives on local adaptation efforts, experiences and support needs.