The World Rural Forum arrives at COP31 following years of collaboration with family farming organisations across five continents, with a high-level programme and a broad international delegation speaking with one voice
9 November 2026 – The World Rural Forum is taking part in the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, held in Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026. WRF joins the year’s most important climate discussions following years of work alongside its partner organisations in key international climate negotiations. More than 30 representatives from family farming organisations across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania and Europe will form a broad international delegation, strengthening an increasingly influential and recognised collective voice.
Against a backdrop of an intensifying El Niño, growing climate impacts and continued dependence on fossil fuels, food systems and rural livelihoods are facing increasing pressure. Family farmers around the world are among those most affected. Yet they are already driving responses on the ground, applying agroecological practices, reviving traditional knowledge and helping to build more resilient food systems.
COP31 in Antalya will be a key moment for family farming. Known as the “Implementation COP”, the conference will mark a turning point for the climate agenda on agriculture and food security: Parties will review progress and outcomes under the Sharm el-Sheikh Joint Work on Implementation of Climate Action on Agriculture and Food Security (SJWA) and discuss how to take this process forward; advance discussions on the modalities, functioning and institutional structure of the Just Transition Mechanism; continue negotiations on climate finance; and address the operationalisation of the Global Goal on Adaptation indicators.
Following years of progress in securing recognition for family farming, COP31 offers another opportunity to turn commitments into concrete action. Implementation can begin where food is produced, through locally led solutions.
The WRF delegation at COP31
Throughout COP31, the World Rural Forum will contribute to these processes by participating in the COP31 Presidency’s high-level events, Action Agenda events and negotiations among the Parties, bringing family farmers’ experiences, proposals and priorities to key climate decision-making spaces.
These are some of the main events where you can meet WRF in Antalya. Explore our COP31 programme here: https://www.ruralforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/WRF-at-COP31-Agenda.pdf
This brochure also outlines the organisation’s roadmap ahead of the conference: https://www.ruralforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/WRF-at-COP31-Brochure.pdf
Antalya offers another opportunity to sow the seeds of a better climate future for everyone. Join us on this collective journey and add your voice.
