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​NDC Partnership Brings a Decade of Country-Led Climate Action to COP31

Aerial view of Antalya’s old harbor in Türkiye, with turquoise water, moored boats, stone city walls and red-roofed houses.
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9 Nov. 2026, Antalya — The NDC Partnership arrives at COP31 with a lesson ten years in the making: Countries move climate and development outcomes further and faster when partners align behind their priorities. Represented by its Co-Chairs, Steering Committee, members and Support Unit, the NDC Partnership has spent that decade building the infrastructure to deliver technical assistance and capacity building, share knowledge and put evidence from that work to use in shaping climate and development decisions.

At a moment of urgent need and constrained resources, members will explore how to put that infrastructure to work as countries implement their strongest Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) yet.

Across more than 30 NDC Partnership events, nearly 50 speaking engagements and 30 bilateral meetings, members and partners will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the NDC Partnership and advance discussions on access to climate finance, project preparation, country platforms, gender-responsive climate action, engagement by institutions in developing countries and more.  

As it enters its second decade, the NDC Partnership will showcase how collective action maximizes limited resources across the climate and development ecosystem. Building on its track record, the NDC Partnership will support countries in transforming their climate commitments into progress they can demonstrate, from expanding clean energy to building resilience.

NDC Partnership events include:

  • Expanding the Circle: South-South and Triangular Cooperation for NDC Implementation / 9 Nov., 4:30–5:30 p.m., TRT, Brazil Pavilion
  • Meet the Experts: Nature-Based Solutions Unlocked / 9 Nov., 5:30–6:30 p.m., TRT, Panda Pavilion
  • Advancing Electrification and NDC Implementation: Country Experience from Iraq and the Middle East / 10 Nov., 10–11 a.m., TRT, Iraq Pavilion
  • Up-Skill to De-Carbonize: Unlocking the Employment Potential of the Low-Carbon Economy / 10 Nov., 2–3:30 p.m., TRT, Special Event Room 4
  • (Invite Only) COP31 Workshop on Governance for Effective Country Platforms / 10 Nov., 2:30–4 p.m., TRT
  • Aligning Long-Term Strategies and NDCs: A Living Framework for Prioritizing and Sequencing Implementation / 11 Nov., 1–2:30 p.m., TRT, Special Event Room 6
  • Anniversary Event: NDC Partnership – Ten Years of Country-Led Climate Action: Pacific Lessons for the Next Decade / 11 Nov., 3–3:45 p.m., TRT, Australia Pavilion
  • How to Successfully Implement Investment Plans Designed to Support Climate Strategies? / 11 Nov., 4:45–6 p.m., TRT, France Pavilion
  • Investable NDCs: Insights from the Southeast Asia Peer Network on Energy Transition Market Development / 12 Nov., 2–2:45 p.m., TRT, Australia Pavilion
  • Advancing NDC Readiness and Implementation Across Small Island Regions / 12 Nov., 4:45–6:15 p.m., TRT, Side Event Room 3
  • Meet the Experts: Private Sector Engagement Unlocked / 13 Nov. 2026, 10–10:40 a.m., TRT, Swedish Pavilion
  • Anniversary Event: From Marrakech to Antalya — 10 Years of the NDC Partnership and a Shared Ambition for the Future / 13 Nov., 10:45 a.m.–12 p.m., TRT, Morocco Pavilion
  • Anniversary Event: 10 Years of the NDC Partnership — From Ambition to Implementation through the Action Agenda / 13 Nov., 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., TRT, Antalya Expo Center, Special Event Room 5
  • Improving Access to Climate Finance: NDC Implementation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings / 13 Nov., 12–1 p.m., TRT, Iraq Pavilion
  • Scaling the Energy Transition through NDC 3.0 Implementation and Long-Term Net-Zero Strategies / 13 Nov., 2:30–4 p.m., TRT, France Pavilion
  • Rencontre Avec Les Experts : Mobiliser Les Investissements Pour Une Transition Résiliente et Inclusive / 13 Nov., 3:30–4:30 p.m., TRT, International Organization of the Francophonie Pavilion
  • (Invite Only) 6th Interagency Meeting and Reception with Partners Supporting NDC Implementation / 14 Nov., 8:30–11:30 a.m., TRT followed by a reception from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement Unlocked: Insights and Collaboration from the NDC Partnership / 14 Nov., 10:15–11:15 a.m., TRT, SDG Pavilion
  • From Target to Delivery: How Countries of Asia and Eastern Europe Are Turning NDCs 3.0 into National Implementation Plans / 14 Nov., 12:00–1:30 p.m., TRT, Kazakhstan Country Pavilion
  • Catalyzing the Shift from Planning to Implementation of National Adaptation Plans / 14 Nov., 12:30–1:30 p.m., TRT, Special Event Room 3
  • The Critical Mile of Climate Finance: Unlocking Access through Joint Action / 14 Nov., 4:45–5:45 p.m., TRT, UK Pavilion
  • (Invite Only) Annual Members Forum 2026 / 14 Nov. 2026, 7–11 p.m., TRT
  • Advancing Health and Climate Outcomes through Cross-Sector Collaboration / 16 Nov., 9–10 a.m., TRT, Health Pavilion
  • Taking Forward NDC Implementation through Electrification: Country Experiences, Needs and Partnerships for Delivering the 35-by-35 Pledge / 16 Nov., 11 a.m.–12 p.m., TRT, IEA Pavilion
  • Artificial Intelligence and Increasing Access to Climate Finance / 16 Nov., 1–1:45 p.m., TRT, Australia Pavilion
  • Presidency Event: Celebrating 10 Years of NDC Implementation with the NDC Partnership / 16 Nov., 6:30–8 p.m., TRT, Special Event Room 4
  • Just Transition in NDCs: Where Do We Go from Here? / 17 Nov., 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., TRT, ILO Just Transition Pavilion
  • From Commitments to Community Results: Gender-Responsive Climate Action in Practice / 18 Nov., 1–1:45 p.m., TRT, Canada Pavilion
  • Meet the Experts: Resilient Cities and NDCs Unlocked / 18 Nov., 2–3 p.m., TRT, Resilient Cities, Buildings & Cooling Pavilion
  • Strengthening Alignment Across the Project Preparation Ecosystem / 18 Nov., 2–3 p.m., TRT, Kazakhstan Country Pavilion
  • The NDC 3.0 Opportunity: From Ambition to Implementation Lasting Impact / 19 Nov., 10–11 a.m., TRT, UK Pavilion
  • Meet the Experts: Unlocking Investment for a Resilient and Inclusive Transition / 19 Nov., 3:15–4:15 p.m., TRT, Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Pavilion

Contact [email protected] with any questions regarding NDC Partnership engagements at COP31.

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