WMO at the 31st Conference on Parties (COP31) to the UNFCCC

From 9 to 20 November, Türkiye, Antalya, will host the 31st Conference of Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).  WMO's engagement at COP31 is closely aligned with the incoming COP31 Presidency's action agenda .

At COP31, WMO will continue to support Parties by providing authoritative scientific observations and information on the state of the global climate system, including through the launch of its flagship State of Climate update 2026, a science-based annual assessment of climate indicators and impacts on Earth Information Day on 09 November 2026.

COP31 is also an important opportunity to demonstrate how strengthened meteorological, hydrological and climate science capacities can accelerate action in a changing climate. In a year in which record-breaking extremes have had a cascading effect on all levels of society and the economy, and against the backdrop of an unprecedented El Niño, WMO will reiterate the importance of early warning systems as a proven and cost-effective means to strengthen resilience. From events on investments in Earth observations to presenting the science on greenhouse gas concentrations, heat and health, early warnings, and El Niño response, WMO will put science at the heart of COP31, making the case for sustained investment in the systems that protect us all. 

WMO events at COP (Tentative)

Monday 9 November (Time: UTC/GMT +3)

• 14:00–15:30, Special Room 3: Climate Intelligence for Water, Agriculture and Food Security: Turning Climate Data into Agricultural Resilience (Presidency event). 
  Organizer: WMO
• 17.30–19:00, EIB-Benelux Pavilion: Financing Weather, Climate and Water Intelligence and Early Warning. 
  Organizers: CREWS, WMO
• 18:30–19:15, Special Event Room 2: Global State of Systematic Weather and Climate Observation: The Value of Data and the Investment Case
  Organizers: SOFF, ECMWF

Tuesday 10 November

• 17:30–18:15, UNFCCC Pavilion: A Hotter World is Flying Blind - Financing the data that protect people and inform investment
  Organizer: SOFF
• 18:30–20:00, Side Event Room 3 - ZERZEVAN: Reading the Climate Signal: El Niño, Extreme Events and the Science Behind the Headline
  Organizer: WMO

Thursday 12 November

• 11:30–13:00, Special Event Room 3: Rising above the Heat: Scaling Solutions to Extreme Heat (Presidency event)
  Organizer: WMO
• 13:15–14:00, Canada Pavilion: Financing the Future of Early Warnings: Mobilizing Innovation and Investment for Climate Resilience in LDCs and SIDS
  Organizer: CREWS

Friday 13 November

• 9:00–10:30, Location to be determined: WMO Community Meeting
  Organizer: WMO
• 13:10–13:55, Children and Youth Pavilion: The Climate Check-Up: What Earth’s vital signs are telling young negotiators
  Organizer: WMO

Monday 16 November

• 11:30–12:30, France Pavilion: From Risk to Resilience: Climate Adaptation through Weather, Climate, Water Intelligence and Insurance
  Organizers: WMO, France Assureurs
• 13:55–14:40, Children and Youth Pavilion: Who Leads What Comes Next? Youth, AI and the future of weather, climate and water information
  Organizers: WMO, ITU

Tuesday 17 November

• 11:00–12:30, Special Event Room 2: Coastal infrastructure and communities in a changing ocean (Presidency event)
  Organizer: WMO
• 17:00–18:00, Special Event Room 5: Achieving Early Warnings For Everyone, Everywhere – Pathways to Action (Presidency event)
  Organizer: WMO
   

Coming soon: Live update of WMO presence at COP31

Contact information: wmo-copwmo [dot] int (wmo-cop[at]wmo[dot]int)