Turkey will host the COP31 climate conference in Antalya in November 2026 after Australia
stepped back from its long-running bid to stage the event in Adelaide. The decision
follows intensive negotiations at COP30 in Belém and ends a prolonged standoff between
the two countries.
Under the agreement, Turkey will take on full hosting responsibilities, while Australia will
lead the climate negotiations — an uncommon division of roles intended to prevent the
summit from defaulting to Bonn, Germany, due to the deadlock. The arrangement is also
expected to include a pre-COP meeting in the Pacific focused on mobilising resilience
funding for island nations.
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