COP31 Official Side Event
As governments at COP31 discuss the future of the Belém–Antalya Mechanism (BAM), this side event asks a fundamental question: whose just transition are we talking about?
The event will bring together women and environmental human rights defenders, grassroots activists and civil society representatives from Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific to put community experiences, struggles and people-led solutions at the centre of debates on just transition.
Speakers will explore how the Belém–Antalya Mechanism can support genuine, people-led climate solutions rather than approaches that reproduce extractivism, commodification and inequality. Discussions will also highlight the need for reparations, accountability, land and territorial rights, community decision-making and gender justice in the transition to a more equitable future.
Global Forest Coalition will also present its new Real Solutions Map, highlighting community-led solutions and approaches to climate and ecological crises.
Speakers
- Patricia Miranda — ESCR-Net
- Faye Aldefolio — Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)
- Jana Uemura — Global Forest Coalition (GFC)
- Vladimir Chilinya — FIAN International
- Fariha Jesmin — Badabon Sangho
The event will be moderated by ESCR-Net.
Event details
Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026
Time: 18:30–20:00 Antalya time
Location: Pink Room, UNFCCC Blue Zone, COP31, Antalya, Türkiye
Organised by: ESCR-Net, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Badabon Sangho, FIAN and Global Forest Coalition.
