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Science, Industry and Technology day at COP31

Monday, 16 November 2026. 48 days away.

What a thematic day is

The COP31 presidency publishes a theme for each day of the conference. The theme does not change the negotiations, which run to their own timetable for the full two weeks. What it changes is everything around them: pavilions, side events, launches and ministerial round tables cluster on the day that matches their subject, because that is when the right people are in the building and the press is looking. If you only have one day in Antalya, the theme is how you choose it.

The whole fortnight
9 Nov · Food, Agriculture and Health10 Nov · Energy and Transport11 Nov · Zero Waste12 Nov · Resilient Cities and Built Environment13 Nov · Finance and Trade14 Nov · Children, Youth, Education and Skills15 Nov · A Breath in Antalya16 Nov · Science, Industry and Technology17 Nov · Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use18 Nov · Human and Social Development19 Nov · İmece: Enhancing Implementation20 Nov · Final Negotiations
Pavilions running that dayHow a COP works
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Ocean, Seas, Nature and Land Use →

Source: the COP31 presidency, checked 27 September 2026.

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