South Africa (SA) remains committed to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, while ensuring that climate action supports sustainable development, industrialisation, poverty reduction, employment creation and a just transition.
The Conference will mark the beginning of the second Global Stocktake, which will conclude in 2028 at Climate Change Conference (COP 33).
This process provides an important opportunity to assess collective progress towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.
SA’s primary focus at the 2026 UN COP31 is securing robust climate adaptation finance and transitioning to clean energy through grant-based funding rather than loans.
The summit is currently underway in Antalya, Türkiye, running from November 9 to 20, 2026.
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