Baku: Fatma Varank, CEO of COP31, emphasized the importance of youth participation at the upcoming climate conference during a high-level roundtable event held as part of Baku Climate Action Week 2026. She highlighted the focus on educating young people and raising international awareness of climate action by 2035 as central topics on the COP31 agenda.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, Varank expressed her desire for the conference, potentially hosted in Trkiye, to serve as a concrete execution and implementation platform. She stressed the aim to have significant youth representation, declaring, “COP31 will be the COP of youth. Each of you will have a voice there.” Varank assured that dedicated spaces in both the Green and Blue Zones would be available, and a youth forum would be established to enable effective expression of expectations. The contributions from young participants would be integral to the final outcomes of the conference.