Join ICAT at COP31!
Join us in Antalya to explore how transparency enables the implementation of climate action and sustainable development.
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) will join delegations from around the world in Antalya, Türkiye, for two weeks of talks on the future of climate action.
Now more than ever, the urgency to act is clear. Climate change impacts are affecting communities and economies everywhere. At the same time, solutions like affordable renewable energy technology are multiplying and countries are intensifying their efforts to implement the Paris Agreement.
Transparency, through the evidence it provides, is an important enabler of implementation. It is the backbone of the Paris Agreement, supporting evidence-based policymaking, strengthening countries’ ability to mobilize finance, and improving coordination and collaboration among stakeholders.
Explore our messaging for COP31 and discover how transparency enables effective climate action financing and implementation.
Find out about all ICAT events below. For more information or to schedule a meeting with the ICAT delegation at COP31, please contact us at icat@unops.org. Follow us onLinkedIn andX (Twitter) to stay up to date on the latest ICAT news.
ICAT hosted/co-hosted side events
Climate finance transparency as an enabler of effective NDC 3.0 implementation
Friday, 13 November 2026, 16:45–18:15 | Side Event Room 1 – GORDIYON (interpretation available in English/French/Spanish)
Co-hosted with: El Salvador, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Greenwerk
Climate finance transparency is an important enabler of the financing and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). As international efforts seek to scale up climate finance, transparency can provide essential information on countries’ needs and climate finance flows, and help close the gap between ambition and implementation. This high-level event at COP31 will feature a ministerial and a technical panel to explore how climate finance transparency supports effective NDC implementation, drawing on real country experiences. It will showcase countries’ efforts and progress and provide information about available pathways and resources to strengthen climate finance transparency frameworks.
Speakers: H.E. Dr. Evelyn Ndlovu, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Environment, El Salvador, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Fiji, ICAT
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From climate data to climate resilience: Scaling risk intelligence, digital infrastructure and transparency for climate action
Thursday, 12 November 2026, 17:30–19:00 | Italian Pavilion
Co-hosted with: Generali, DTID, ECMWF, ISPRA
The event will explore how climate data, digital technologies, and transparency frameworks can be integrated to strengthen risk assessment, improve early warning systems, and enable countries to take evidence-based, data-driven climate action. By bringing together expertise from the insurance sector, international organizations, and scientific institutions, the session will showcase practical examples that can be applied, scaled and replicated to strengthen resilience and effective action.
Speakers: Italy, Assicurazioni Generali, Digital Technology Institute for Development (DTID), European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), ICAT
High-level launch of Somalia’s MRV system development roadmap
Monday, 16 November 2026, 10:30–11:45 | Somali Pavilion
Co-hosted with: Somalia, FAO
Somalia is strengthening the arrangements, methods and data systems needed to implement and track climate action and report transparently under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework. The work comprises two complementary sector workstreams: ICAT-supported work in the energy sector and FAO-supported work in the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector. This high-level event at COP31 will introduce the country’s work on strengthening its measurement, reporting and verification framework. It will convene government representatives and partners around its implementation. The launch will present intended outputs, institutional roles and links to NDC implementation, the national greenhouse gas inventory and reporting through the Biennial Transparency Report. It will support partner coordination and identify practical follow-up on data sharing, capacity development and validation.
Speakers: H.E. Lt. General Bashir M. Jama, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Federal Government of Somalia, ICAT, FAO, UNDP
Empowering climate action through regional transparency hubs
Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 09:30–10:15 | Canadian Pavilion
Co-hosted with: CCAD, ECCAS
To strengthen developing countries’ capacity to use transparency for evidence-based action, ICAT has established Regional Climate Action Transparency Hubs embedded within intergovernmental or regional organizations. The event will provide a platform to share experiences, reflections, and lessons learned on how regional hubs empower countries to strengthen transparency frameworks and support stronger, evidence-based NDC design and implementation. It will showcase the value of regional peer learning and networks of experts in building long-term capacity and foster a dialogue on challenges and replicable solutions.
Speakers: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), ICAT
How do we make our transition away from fossil fuels just and inclusive?
Thursday, 19 November 2026, 10:00–11:00 | Just Transition Pavilion
Co-hosted with: CIDSE, ICCN, IISD Consortium, WRI
As countries implement their NDCs and national climate strategies, embedding equity and justice is critical to sustaining public support and ensuring that no one is left behind. Transparency supports a just transition by tracking socioeconomic impacts and building trust in climate action. Bringing together diverse voices from across sectors and regions, the discussion will highlight practical solutions and lessons learned grounded in country experiences. The session will spotlight how countries have leveraged national frameworks to monitor and implement just transition strategies based on evidence and data, strengthen interministerial coordination, and ensure inclusive public participation.
Speakers: Coopération Internationale pour le Développement et la Solidarité (CIDSE), ICAT, International Climate Council Network (ICCN), IISD Consortium, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Partner-hosted side events
World Café Workshop: Provision of financial and technical support for reporting and capacity-building to developing country Parties under Article 13
Monday, 9 November 2026, 10:00–13:00 | Room TBC
Hosted by: UNFCCC (mandated event) | Participation by ICAT in panel discussion
The workshop aims to review and consolidate the outcomes of the activities undertaken during the first annual cycle under decision 15/CMA.7, paragraphs 8 to 10, identify priorities for strengthening financial, technical and capacity building support for the implementation of Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, and formulate recommendations to inform the design of the next annual cycle of activities. The workshop will be convened in person in a world café format to facilitate interactive exchange among Parties, the Consultative Group of Experts, support providers, and observer organizations. The event is open to all participants attending SBI 65. National transparency experts and national focal points involved in the implementation of the ETF are strongly encouraged to participate.
Five Years of ReCATH in Central Asia: From climate transparency capacity to stronger national systems
Saturday, 14 November 2026, Time TBC | Turkmenistan Pavilion
Hosted by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia | Participation by ICAT: Opening remarks and panel discussion
The event will mark the fifth anniversary of the Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub (ReCATH) in Central Asia. It will highlight key achievements, lessons learned and the vital role of regional cooperation in strengthening national climate transparency systems and supporting climate action. The discussion will draw from the experience of two ICAT-supported phases of the hub, which received technical support from GHGMI and enabled close cooperation with international partners, and will focus on countries' priorities and capacity needs for the next two to three years. Ultimately, the event will serve as a platform for Central Asian countries to share their evolving national priorities and discuss how the hub and its international partners can support them through technical cooperation, institutional capacity building, knowledge exchange and streamlined coordination of existing and future initiatives.
Meet the experts: resilient cities and NDCs unlocked
Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 14:00–15:00 | Resilient Cities, Buildings & Cooling Pavilion
Hosted by: NDC Partnership | Participation by ICAT in panel discussion
As countries implement their NDCs, cities and urban areas present a critical opportunity for leadership around multilevel governance and accelerated NDC implementation. A total of 73% of NDCs analyzed by UN-Habitat make cities a priority in their climate commitments. In addition, 79 countries are actively pursuing city- and subnational government-focused action through the NDC Partnership. Persistent demand for subnational engagement-focused support reflects countries’ prioritization of whole-of-society, multilevel implementation. A clear opportunity exists to scale support to bring these ambitions to life. ICAT will highlight its offer of methodological and in-country support for better understand and the role and contribution of non-state and subnational actors to national climate to improve climate action planning and implementation.
Tracking a just transition: The PCC’s MEL system to ensure a just transition
Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 14:30–15:30 | South African Pavilion
Hosted by: Presidential Climate Commission (PCC), South Africa | Participation by ICAT in panel discussion
As countries move to low-carbon pathways, ensuring transitions are fair, just, and people-centered is essential. This event will provide an overview of South Africa’s approach to a just transition. Grounded in insights from the State of Climate Action Report and ICAT’s methodology on Just Transition Monitoring, this event will examine how South Africa integrated people- and justice-centered elements into its tracking framework. The event seeks to facilitate knowledge exchange and lessons learned among countries to strengthen just transition tracking globally.
NDCs, BTRs and NAPs for growth, resilience and investment
Thursday, 19 November, 10:30–12:00 | Room TBC
Hosted by: COP31 Presidency for Negotiations | Participation by ICAT in panel discussion
The event will examine how countries integrate key climate instruments – specifically NDCs, Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). Participants will explore how each process can fulfill countries’ potential to support the implementation of climate action, resilience, and sustainable economic growth. ICAT will highlight how it supports countries in building transparency frameworks that provide the solid foundations for NDC implementation and tracking, monitoring and evaluating adaptation action under the NAPs and reporting progress through the BTRs.
Bilateral and other meetings
Across the two weeks of COP31, ICAT representatives will leverage opportunities to meet and discuss with transparency partners and friends. The ICAT Secretariat will hold meetings with representatives of its partner countries and regional institutions to discuss the progress of ongoing ICAT activities and the preparation of new projects.
ICAT is happy to meet with any other partners, representatives of governments, climate change organizations, the media and other interested stakeholders. Please contact us if you would like to schedule a meeting with the ICAT Secretariat.
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