On 11 November 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed the plenary meeting of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, Türkiye.
Turkmenistan put forward five initiatives: a United Nations Decade of Climate Resilience and Adaptation for 2028-2037; the Ashgabat Climate Dialogue; a Digital Atlas of Climate Change and Its Adverse Impacts; a global partnership for climate technologies; and an International Environmental Code under United Nations auspices.
The statement also highlighted regional cooperation on climate technology and combating desertification, implementation of the Global Methane Pledge, and climate action under the Awaza Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries.