Antalya, November 10, 2026 — Indonesia on Monday officially began its participation in the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Antalya, Türkiye, reaffirming its commitment to delivering concrete climate action on a larger scale.

Indonesia will convey the message through the conference’s negotiation tracks and the Indonesia Pavilion, a dedicated space serving as the country’s hub for climate diplomacy and collaboration.

Presidential Special Envoy for Climate and Energy and head of Indonesia’s delegation to COP31 Hashim Djojohadikusumo said the country would pursue the objective under the guidance of three priorities during the two-week conference: strengthening climate resilience, promoting collaborative action and advancing strategic pathways toward net-zero emissions.

“We believe that climate action should go hand-in-hand with economic development, food and energy resilience, as well as social welfare,” Hashim said.

On the opening day, Indonesia launched its pavilion to showcase climate initiatives across five pillars: clean energy transition and green industrialization; nature-based solutions and environmental protection, including forests, peatlands, mangroves and marine ecosystems; climate-resilient cities and waste management through a circular economy; climate finance and carbon markets; and climate justice and inclusive societies that ensure the participation of women, young people, Indigenous peoples, local communities and vulnerable groups.

The five pillars reflect Indonesia’s broader efforts to strengthen climate action and fulfill its commitments under the Paris Agreement, as outlined in its Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), submitted to the UNFCCC on Oct. 27, 2025.

The Second NDC projects that Indonesia’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will peak at between 1.35 and 1.49 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Gt CO₂e) in 2030, before declining to between 1.26 and 1.49 Gt CO₂e by 2035 under different low-carbon development scenarios.

Beyond showcasing climate initiatives, the pavilion will also serve as a business and diplomatic hub, hosting bilateral meetings, memorandum of understanding (MoU) signings and a special forum called Carbon Connection Sessions. The forum will facilitate direct meetings and networking between carbon credit buyers and sellers to promote carbon trading.

Indonesia also underscored the importance of international cooperation to halt and reverse deforestation during a COP31 session on the COP30 Presidency Roadmap on Enhancing Efforts towards Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation by 2030.

At the session, Forestry Minister’s Expert Staff for Climate Change Haruni Krisnawati said Indonesia welcomed the roadmap and outlined three priorities for managing its tropical forests: protecting forests and restoring degraded ecosystems, promoting sustainable forest management, and empowering local communities in forest management.

On forest protection, she said Indonesia continued to strengthen early warning systems, community-based prevention and rapid response measures, particularly in fire-prone areas and peatland ecosystems.

To support sustainable forest management, Indonesia has developed conservation financing mechanisms through Public Service Agency (BLU) arrangements in several national parks. These mechanisms provide greater flexibility in managing revenue to support conservation efforts and park management.

Meanwhile, under its Social Forestry program, Indonesia has expanded community access to forest management areas to more than 8.3 million hectares, benefiting approximately 1.4 million households.

Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said Indonesia would use COP31 to highlight its leadership, policies and concrete climate initiatives, demonstrating that the country was moving beyond commitments and declarations to address climate change.

“The global climate agenda must move beyond commitments and declarations toward concrete, measurable implementation supported by adequate financing,” Jumhur said.