"Zero Waste Forum" begins in Istanbul.

TÜROB President Müberra Eresin attended the opening program of the Zero Waste Forum, organized by the Zero Waste Foundation in cooperation with the relevant ministries and the Istanbul Governorship at Istanbul Atatürk Airport under the theme "The Road to Antalya: Zero Waste as Climate Action."

The program, which began with the opening speech of Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş, featured UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclaudia Rossbach and, finally, Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, Honorary President of the Zero Waste Foundation, who serves as Chair of the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste in line with the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, who shared details about the event in their speeches.

At the opening program, which brought together ministers from home and abroad, public and private sector institutions, mayors, universities, business leaders, researchers, and representatives of civil society organizations, including TÜROB Secretary General İsmail Taşdemir, important topics were addressed such as accelerating implementation preparations ahead of COP31, identifying actions that can be implemented in the short term, strengthening partnerships, and initiating cooperation on scalable solutions.

The Zero Waste Forum will be one of the most important platforms accelerating implementation preparations on a global scale for the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), which Türkiye will host in Antalya on 9-20 November 2026. In this context, the strategic foundation of the road to COP31 will be laid in Istanbul.

The Zero Waste Forum will continue until 7 June 2026.

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