The 4th Annual Meeting of the Greening Education Partnership (GEP) will be held at the 2026 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, bringing together partners to advance the role of education in climate action and shape the next phase of GEP.
As part of this process, the final Working Group meeting of 2026 will inform key messages for the High-Level Ministerial Session and the End-of-Year Plenary. It will discuss cross-cutting priority themes through breakout sessions, as well as country experiences on climate-friendly schools and teacher training. It will also explore climate literacy as a measurable learning outcome and take stock of the current progress and look ahead to the World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Nairobi, Kenya (13–15 January 2027), and UNFCCC COP32 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in November 2027.
UNU-IAS and UNICEF are co-facilitators of the discussion on the critical role of teachers in greening education.
Participation
This event will be held in hybrid mode at the Conference Hall of the Türkiye Climate School in the Green Zone of COP31 (Antalya EXPO Center). In-person participation is open to attendees of COP31. To participate online, please register in advance.
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Language
This event will be held in English.
Background
The Greening Education Partnership is a global initiative that takes a whole-of-system approach to support countries in tackling the climate crisis by harnessing the critical role of education. As a multi-stakeholder platform, GEP aims to deliver strong, coordinated and comprehensive action that will prepare every learner to acquire competencies to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development. UNU is a co-coordinator of the Greening Education Partnership's Working Group on Greening Communities.
