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Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion

Hosted by Regional climate foundations.

Photo: COP31 Türkiye

Regional Climate Foundations is a coalition of philanthropic climate funders including the African Climate Foundation, the European Climate Foundation, the Energy Foundation, Iniciativa Climática de México, Instituto Clima e Sociedade and the Tara Climate Foundation. Its pavilion, running for the fourth year since COP28, covers fossil fuel transition, climate finance, resilience, multi-level governance, nature and green industrialisation, using workshops as well as panels. It ran at COP30 in Belém with a published list of approved events.

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Programme
56 sessions
Last checked
23 Oct 2026
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Programme

56 sessions over 10 days. Times are Antalya time.
Day 2 of COP31 · Energy and Transport day

Tuesday 10 November

7 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    From Belém to Addis Ababa: Advancing Climate Action on Forests and Food Systems

    With Igarapé Institute; Global Canopy/Trase; Climate Policy Initiative; Coalizão Brasil Clima, Florestas e Agricultura; Food and Land Use Coalition; World Climate Foundation

    Agriculture and food systemsForests and land useSource
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Gender-Responsive Renewable Energy for Empowerment and Inclusive Energy Transitions

    With International Center for Intregrated Mountian Development

    GenderRenewablesSource
  3. 12:30to 13:30

    Cut Methane Now: A City Action Lab for Organic Waste, Health and Justice

    With The Energy Foundation China

    Cities and local governmentComposting and organicsHealthSource
  4. 13:45to 14:45

    Grids for the Next Energy Era: Finance, Flexibility and Resilience

    With GWEC (together with GRA and ICSC), NEXT Group and TGECA

    Adaptation and resilienceGrids and storageSource
  5. 15:00to 16:00

    Global goal, national and local indicators: realizing adaptation indicators

    With International Energy Agency (IEA); Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED); Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN); Climate Era Catalyst

    Adaptation and resilienceGovernance and multilateralismSource
  6. 16:15to 17:15
  7. 17:30to 18:30

    Opening Welcome Cocktail – RCFs

    With RCFs

    Governance and multilateralismSource
Day 3 of COP31 · Zero Waste day

Wednesday 11 November

4 sessions
  1. 13:45to 14:45
  2. 15:00to 16:00

    Green Industrialisation Event

    With African Climate Foundation

    Industry and manufacturingSource
  3. 16:15to 17:15
  4. 17:30to 18:30

    Multilevel Climate Governance: Subnational Adaptation, Mitigation, and Cooperation Across the Americas

    With Brazil Climate Center (CBC)

    Adaptation and resilienceCities and local governmentGovernance and multilateralismSource
Day 4 of COP31 · Resilient Cities and Built Environment day

Thursday 12 November

6 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    Bridging National Adaptation Planning and Local Delivery: Financing Local Adaptation Implementation

    With Regions4, European Climate Foundation, NAP implementation Alliance

    Adaptation and resilienceClimate financeSource
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Climate Justice and Methane Mitigation in the Waste Sector: From Local Action to Just Transition

    With Instituto de Desarrollo, Energia y Ambiente (IDEA)

    Just transitionWaste managementWaste methaneSource
  3. 13:45to 14:45

    From Climate Risk to Resilient Agriculture: Leveraging Insurance, Blended Finance, and Sustainable Practices for Ex-Ante Adaptation

    With National Confederation of Insurance Companies (CNseg), Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

    Adaptation and resilienceAgriculture and food systemsClimate financeSource
  4. 15:00to 16:00

    Green Industrialisation and Critical Minerals Governance

    With Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia

    Critical mineralsGovernance and multilateralismIndustry and manufacturingSource
  5. 16:15to 17:15
  6. 17:30to 18:30
Day 5 of COP31 · Finance and Trade day

Friday 13 November

7 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    Advancing Green Industrialization in the Global South: Lessons from South and Southeast Asia

    With Industrial Policy Lab Indonesia, Climateworks Centre, Oxfam in Bangladesh, World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia

    Industry and manufacturingSource
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Low-Carbon Industrial zones in Nigeria and lessons for other African countries

    With Ground Truth Solutions, GNDR, Beyond Climate Collaborative, ZamZam Foundation, MercyCorps

    Indigenous peoples and communitiesSource
  3. 12:30to 13:30

    Financing Resilience and a Just Transition through Solidarity Levies and Taxation

    With Global Solidarity Levies Task Force

    Adaptation and resilienceClimate financeJust transitionSource
  4. 13:45to 14:45
  5. 15:00to 16:00

    Financing Standing Forests: TFFF and the Central Role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

    With iCS (Instituto Clima e Sociedade)

    Climate financeForests and land useIndigenous peoples and communitiesSource
  6. 16:15to 17:15

    Energy crises, electrification and the path to a just energy transition: lessons from Climate Transparency

    With Iniciativa Climática de México

    Industry and manufacturingTrade and competitivenessSource
  7. 17:30to 18:30

    The Implementation Gap: Climate Finance, Access, and Asia's Energy Transition

    With Renewables First, Change Initiative, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Istanbul Policy Center (IPC)

    Climate financeEnergy transitionGovernance and multilateralismSource
Day 6 of COP31 · Children, Youth, Education and Skills day

Saturday 14 November

7 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Mobilizing Finance for Adaptation with Resilient Infrastructure

    With Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS)

    Adaptation and resilienceSource
  3. 12:30to 13:30

    Frontline communities driving climate solutions: putting community voices front and centre of climate policy

    With African Climate Foundation, EBRD, Government of Senegal, UNDRR

    Adaptation and resilienceSource
  4. 13:45to 14:45

    Sunrise on Solar, Sunset on Fossil Fuels: Powering Growth through a Just Energy Transition

    With Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Systemiq, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)

    Energy transitionFossil fuel phase-outRenewablesSource
  5. 15:00to 16:00

    Country Platforms Compared: Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia

    With ICM, NRDC, IDEA

    Climate financeEnergy transitionGrids and storageSource
  6. 16:15to 17:15
  7. 17:30to 18:30
Day 8 of COP31 · Science, Industry and Technology day

Monday 16 November

7 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    Rebalancing South-South cooperation on climate technology: possibilities, challenges and gaps

    With LACLIMA, WTT, Plataforma CIPÓ, Climate Strategies

    AI and dataGovernance and multilateralismSource
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Corporate Demand, Local Rules: Unlocking Renewable Electricity Procurement

    With Instituto de Desarrollo Energía y Ambiente (IDEA)

    Public procurementRenewablesSource
  3. 12:30to 13:30

    Redefining Green Competitiveness: Regional Pathways to Advancing Low-Carbon Industrialisation

    With Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia

    Industry and manufacturingSource
  4. 13:45to 14:45
  5. 15:00to 16:00

    Sustainable Development and Climate Action in Agenda Beyond 2030

    With The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Energiva Ventures

    Governance and multilateralismSource
  6. 16:15to 17:15

    Turning Down the Heat: Building Resilience Across Africa

    With African Climate Foundation

    Industry and manufacturingSource
  7. 17:30to 18:30

    Mexico's path to a resilient, low-carbon grid

    With Mexican Ministry of Energy

    Adaptation and resilienceGrids and storageSource
Day 9 of COP31 · Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use day

Tuesday 17 November

7 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    Emissions in Trade: the Hidden Carbon?

    With European Climate Foundation

    Trade and competitivenessSource
  2. 11:15to 12:15

    Enabling a Just Electrification: Integrated Solutions for the Future of the Power Sector in Latin America

    With E+ Energy Transition Institute; Institute for Energy and Environment (IEMA); Revolusolar; Socioeconomic Studies Institute (INESC)

    Energy transitionSource
  3. 12:30to 13:30
  4. 13:45to 14:45

    From Shock to Scale: The Africa Resilience Solutions Lab

    With Africa Climate Foundation

    Adaptation and resilienceSource
  5. 15:00to 16:00

    Energy Security and Multilateralism: Assessing the Global Energy Governance Architecture

    With The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Energiva Ventures

    Energy transitionGovernance and multilateralismSource
  6. 16:15to 17:15

    Unlocking Investment for Electric Buses in the Global South

    With ITDP Indonesia

    Climate financeTransport and mobilitySource
  7. 17:30to 18:30

    From Climate Risk to Resilient Futures: Financing Locally Led and Equitable Adaptation in Bangladesh and Asia

    With Climate Bonds Initiatives-United Kingdom, Manusher Jonno Foundation-Bangladesh

    Adaptation and resilienceClimate financeSource
Day 10 of COP31 · Human and Social Development day

Wednesday 18 November

6 sessions
  1. 10:00to 11:00
  2. 11:15to 12:15
  3. 12:30to 13:30

    Challenges in Implementing the National Adaptation Policy (ADAPTA-MX)

    With Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

    Adaptation and resilienceSource
  4. 13:45to 14:45

    Climate and Care: Exchanging Experiences for Advancing the Belem Gender Action Plan towards a Just Transition

    With Tsinghua University, Lancet Countdown Asia Centre, Bayer Foundation, WEF

    HealthIndigenous peoples and communitiesYouth and educationSource
  5. 16:15to 17:15
  6. 17:30to 18:30
Day 11 of COP31 · İmece: Enhancing Implementation day

Thursday 19 November

4 sessions
  1. 12:30to 13:30
  2. 15:00to 16:00

    From Local Priorities to Regional Implementation: Citizen Assemblies for Effective Climate Action

    With International IDEA, ISWE, Yuva Association

    Indigenous peoples and communitiesSource
  3. 16:15to 17:15

    Claiming the Transition: A Global South Minerals Framework

    With Institute for Development of Economics and Finance – Green Transition Initiative (INDEF GTI)

    Critical mineralsSource
  4. 17:30to 18:30

    COP32 and Climate Action Across Africa

    With ClimateWorks Foundation

    Governance and multilateralismSource
Day 12 of COP31 · Final Negotiations day

Friday 20 November

1 session
  1. 10:00to 11:00

    Country Exchange

    With African Climate Foundation

    Governance and multilateralismSource

Thematic days run through the whole venue. See what each day is about →