Prof. Dr. Halil HASAR is the President of Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye. In this role, he leads Türkiye’s national climate policy development, coordinates the country’s engagement in international climate negotiations, and manages to advancing the COP31 Presidency preparations, including the COP31 vision and Action Agenda.
He is also closely involved in the development of Türkiye’s key climate policy instruments, including the implementation framework of the Climate Law, the establishment of the Emissions Trading System, and ongoing work on Green Taxonomy alignment. In addition, he oversees strategic efforts on climate adaptation and climate finance and strengthening resilienceoriented climate policies—supporting Türkiye’s commitment to an ambitious and implementation-driven climate agenda.