BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6aecb5ba86805 DTSTART:20261113T050000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20261113T064500Z LOCATION:Antalya COP31 Venue\, Türkiye SUMMARY:COP31 Finance &\; Trade Day: Opening ceremony and high-level pan el - Trade track - Harnessing trade for climate action CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Through the Thematic Day programme\, the COP Presidency aims to bring together global leaders\, policymakers\, businesses\, international organizations\, experts\, and civil society to foster dialogue\, strength en collaboration\, and accelerate practical climate action across key prio rity areas\, including finance and trade. The trade programme\, organized jointly by the COP31 Presidency and the Turkish Trade Ministry\, focuses o n the role of trade and trade policy in enabling climate transition\, with discussions centered on governments'\; experiences\, practical soluti ons\, international cooperation\, and opportunities to align trade with cl imate objectives. Through high-level dialogues and expert discussions\, th e track will connect policy with practice and highlight approaches that ca n support a more sustainable\, resilient\, and inclusive global trading sy stem\, and provide Türkiye\, as COP31 Presidency\, with an opportunity to showcase its own experience in advancing the green transition\, including through its Green Deal Action Plan.As climate policies increasingly inter act with global trade and investment\, international cooperation can help ensure that the sustainable and low carbon transition supports sustainable growth\, industrial competitiveness and inclusive development. This high- level dialogue will bring together ministers\, international organizations \, the private sector and other stakeholders\, to identify coordinated pat hways to harness trade for climate action\, resilient\, diversified and su stainable value chains\, and practical cooperation for implementation. Pr ogrammeI. OPENING CEREMONY08:00–08:15INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE COP31 PRES IDENTSpeakerMurat Kurum\, COP31 President and Minister of Environment\, Ur banization and Climate- (TBC)08:15–08:30OPENING REMARKS BY TRADE MINISTE RSSpeakersProf. Dr. Ömer Bolat\, Minister of Trade\, Republic of Türkiye Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago\, COP30 President\, BrazilII. HIG H-LEVEL PANEL08:45–09:45Climate\, Trade and Competitiveness: From Regula tion to Coordination for ImplementationModeratorElisabetta Falcetti\, EBRD Managing Director\, Türkiye and CaucasusSpeakersProf. Dr. Ömer Bolat\, Minister of Trade\, Republic of Türkiye / COP31 PresidencyAmbassador Andr é Aranha Corrêa do Lago\, COP30 President\, BrazilJean-Marie Paugam\, De puty Director-General\, World Trade Organization (WTO)John Denton\, Secret ary General\, International Chamber of CommerceJaime de Bourbon de Parme\, Director of the OECD Environment Directorate\, OECDAmbassador Ram Prasad Subedi\, Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment\, and A mbassador and Permanent Representative of Nepal to SwitzerlandPedro Manuel Moreno\, Acting Secretary-General\, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)<\ ;p>\;Through the Thematic Day programme\, the COP Presidency aims to bri ng together global leaders\, policymakers\, businesses\, international org anizations\, experts\, and civil society to foster dialogue\, strengthen c ollaboration\, and accelerate practical climate action across key priority areas\, including finance and trade. The trade programme\, organized join tly by the COP31 Presidency and the Turkish Trade Ministry\, focuses on th e role of trade and trade policy in enabling climate transition\, with dis cussions centered on governments'\; experiences\, practical solutions\ , international cooperation\, and opportunities to align trade with climat e objectives. Through high-level dialogues and expert discussions\, the tr ack will connect policy with practice and highlight approaches that can su pport a more sustainable\, resilient\, and inclusive global trading system \, and provide Türkiye\, as COP31 Presidency\, with an opportunity to sho wcase its own experience in advancing the green transition\, including thr ough its Green Deal Action Plan.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;As climate policies increasingly interact with global trade and investment\, international co operation can help ensure that the sustainable and low carbon transition s upports sustainable growth\, industrial competitiveness and inclusive deve lopment. This high-level dialogue will bring together ministers\, internat ional organizations\, the private sector and other stakeholders\, to ident ify coordinated pathways to harness trade for climate action\, resilient\, diversified and sustainable value chains\, and practical cooperation for implementation.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;div>\;<\;h4>\;Programme& lt\;/h4>\;<\;h4>\;I. OPENING CEREMONY<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;08:00 –08:15<\;br>\;INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY THE COP31 PRESIDENT<\;/p>\;&l t\;p>\;Speaker<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li data-list-item-id="\;e a2253f003f6768326d89f06d46c4a647\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://un ctad.org/meeting/cop31-finance-trade-day-opening-ceremony-and-high-level-p anel-trade-track-harnessing-trade DTSTAMP:20261105T165834Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR