COP31: 55 events in the Italia Pavilion at the Ministry of the Environment
A total of 150 people are taking part in the programme running from 9 to 20 November in Antalya
COP31: the Italian Pavilion will also be present in Antalya: the space set up by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE), with the support of the World Bank’s global Connect4Climate programme, will host 55 events from 9 to 20 November, involving over 150 organisations, including promoters, co-organisers and partners. ‘A discussion on solutions to translate climate commitments into concrete projects, technologies and investments,’ reads a statement from the ministry.
Inspired by the Global Climate Action Agenda, the programme will focus on the implementation of commitments, the building of partnerships and the dissemination of replicable solutions. The events will address energy, industry and transport; adaptation; forests, oceans and biodiversity; agriculture and food systems; cities, infrastructure and water; as well as youth, human and social development, finance, technology and innovation.
The programme comprises 14 institutional events: eight organised by Mase, four by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), one by the Carabinieri’s Forestry, Environmental and Agri-Food Unit Command, and one by ISPRA. A further 40 events will be organised with the support of local authorities, international organisations, associations, universities, research centres, think tanks and businesses.
The topics covered at the Ministry’s events include urban adaptation and regeneration, strengthening the financial architecture through the Adaptation Accelerator Hub, energy innovation with Mission Innovation, the digitalisation of electricity grids through the 3Den initiative (digital demand-driven electricity networks) and sustainable cooling through the Epic Deploy programme. International cooperation will be at the heart of discussions on the Trans-Caspian Corridor, the partnership between Italia and Small Island Developing States, and the launch of the Clear Fund, dedicated to strengthening capacity for emissions accounting and regulation.
The AICS events will explore how cooperation can contribute to climate resilience through a range of experiences and regions: from a joint discussion between the organisations’ offices in Latin America, Africa and Asia on regional resilience, to sustainable water management in Ethiopia, and on to the protection of forests in the Western Balkans and of marine ecosystems and coastal communities across the Mediterranean and the western Indian Ocean.
