BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 10. Various
opportunities will be offered in the Blue and Green zones of COP31
to be held in Antalya, Head of the Support Services Department of
the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate
Change, Ahmet Sami Kulaklıoğlu, said at the event "COP31:
Operations Management" held within the framework of the Baku
Climate Action Week 2026, Trend's correspondent reports from the event.


He noted that within COP31, the Blue zone received 219 approved
applications.


According to him, 92 of the applications were received from
countries, 70 from civil society organizations, 38 from
intergovernmental organizations, and 18 from United Nations
agencies.


"We have planned and submitted pavilion requests to the United
Nations, and these requests have been approved. The application and
approval process has been completed, and site locations have been
planned. The installation of the pavilion and offices will be
completed from September 15 to October 30,"Kulaklıoğlu
explained.


He pointed out that the participating parties will be offered
ready-made stand options ranging from 25-150 square meters in the
Blue zone. In case of applications for an area larger than 100
square meters, it will be possible to create specially designed
pavilions.


Kulaklıoğlu also said that the Green zone is planned as a
dynamic meeting place where participants can present their
projects, work and solution proposals and establish new
partnerships.


"Various centers have been established in the Green zone based
on our agenda and priority areas. These include Zero Waste, Climate
Finance, Energy and Transport, Science and Technology, Sustainable
Cities, Green Industrialization, Startup Zone, Culture and
Civilization, Youth and Children, as well as COP-Art," he
emphasized.


The official added that the 116-meter-high COP31 Tower, which is
the symbolic structure of the COP31 area, will welcome visitors at
the entrance to the Green Zone.







"The tower will host various light shows during COP31. At the
same time, it will be open to visitors with two sessions per day
and will function as an observation terrace that will allow for a
panoramic view of Antalya, as well as the COP31 area," Kulaklıoğlu
noted.


According to him, a large-scale Startup Zone is being created
under the tower. There will be stands of various sizes ranging from
5 to 150 square meters, presentation and networking areas, as well
as a special stage.


"Startup Zone will provide entrepreneurs with the opportunity to
present their projects to the world. Most of the applications came
from different countries of the world. In this section, conditions
will be created for entrepreneurs and investors to meet," he
said.


Kulaklıoğlu also said that another innovation at COP31 will be
the COP-Art project.


"Our goal at COP-Art is not to limit COP31 to discussions only,
but to combine our messages about the environment and climate with
art. Thus, COP31 will not only become a place for discussion, but
also a center of experience where environmental awareness meets
art," he stressed.


He added that, in addition to various cultural events, the works
of world-renowned artists and artists are planned to be exhibited
at the COP31 site within the framework of COP-Art.