Muğla hosts local climate policy dialogue ahead of COP31
UN officials and municipal leaders urge direct financing and decision-making roles for cities in climate action.
KEY POINTS
- Muğla hosted a policy dialogue on local climate action ahead of COP31 on Sept 29-30, 2026.
- UN Coordinator Ahonsi called for municipalities to be policy partners with direct access to global finance.
- WALD Chair Duman urged local governments to be central in policy design to meet national targets.
- İzmit Municipality shared its gender equality plan and women's leadership experience.
- Discussions covered climate finance, urban resilience, just transition, and technology.
Muğla Metropolitan Municipality hosted the "Towards COP31: Local Climate Action Policy Dialogue" at the Türkan Saylan Contemporary Life Center on September 29-30, 2026. The event focused on turning global climate commitments into measurable local actions.
UN Turkey Resident Coordinator Babatunde Ahonsi stated cities are where climate impacts are felt most intensely. He argued municipalities must be partners in policy design, not just implementers, and called for aligning local priorities with global funds and private sector finance.
“Cities and municipalities are important partners in the creation of policies.”
WALD Board Chair and UCLG-MEWA Secretary General Mehmet Duman emphasized that no city can tackle the climate crisis alone. He stressed local governments must sit at the center of policy design to convert national pledges into concrete local measures.
İzmit Municipality participated through Deputy Mayor Nilgün İrteni and Women and Family Services Director Burcu Bineklioğlu. İzmit aims to share its Local Equality Action Plan experience and its UCLG-MEWA Women Committee leadership.
Sessions covered multi-level climate governance, urban resilience, climate finance, just transition, and technology. Organizers aim to feed municipal priorities and investment needs into the COP31 process.
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