AUDA-NEPAD Executive Director Nardos Bekele-Thomas and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) President Abdullah Eren signed a cooperation protocol in Antalya, Türkiye, on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP31.
TİKA said the protocol strengthens cooperation between Türkiye and Africa in climate action and sustainable development, and aims to develop concrete, long-term partnerships within the framework of the two sides’ shared objectives.

The African Union’s development arm
AUDA-NEPAD is the African Union’s development agency. It plays a role in planning and implementing development programs across the continent and is headquartered in South Africa.
Photographs released by TİKA showed the signing ceremony and a meeting attended by delegations from both sides, in front of the slogan “Building a sustainable future” and the COP31 logo. The board in front of which the protocol was signed referred to more than 200 climate action projects implemented by TİKA.

Türkiye is hosting COP31 in Antalya from November 9 to 20. The annual Conference of the Parties brings together governments, international organizations and civil society to discuss ways to address climate change.
Photos: TİKA