What happened
COP31, the 31st annual United Nations climate summit, is scheduled to be held in Antalya, Türkiye, between 9 and 20 November 2026. The meeting is expected to run for two weeks.
The summit will convene a broad set of climate stakeholders, including policymakers, negotiators, activists, civil-society organisations and business decision-makers. For organisations tracking international climate policy and sustainable-development activity, the dates establish the main UN climate-conference window for 2026.
The available information confirms the location, timing and broad participant groups, but does not set out the agenda, negotiated outcomes or individual national commitments for the meeting.
Why it matters
UN climate summits are major calendar moments for people and organisations working on climate action. COP31 will provide a common point of engagement for governments, companies and civil-society actors involved in climate-related discussions.
The Antalya meeting also sits within a wider 2026 sequence of environmental negotiations. The desertification COP is scheduled for August and the biodiversity COP for October, ahead of the climate summit in November. This makes timing and coordination across the three processes relevant for teams following more than one international environmental convention.
Organisations planning engagement, monitoring or attendance should use the 9–20 November period as their working COP31 window and track further announcements as they become available.
2026 and the three Rio Conventions
2026 has been characterised as a “tri-COP” year because meetings connected to desertification, biodiversity and climate are all taking place. COP31 is intended to support connections among the three Rio Conventions and their respective COP processes.
That framing is significant for sustainability professionals whose work spans climate, nature and land issues. It signals that the climate conference will follow closely after the other two global meetings, rather than standing alone in the annual international-policy calendar.
What to watch next
COP31 is due to begin on 9 November and conclude on 20 November 2026. Readers can follow the source material from edie for further coverage ahead of the summit.
