UN Climate Change Conference 2026

COP31 ARCTIC PAVILION
by the Northern Forum

November 9-20, Antalya, Turkey

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The first-of-its-kind Arctic Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, started its work today. The general partner of the Arctic Pavilion is the Melnichenko Foundation, the youth partner is the BRICS Youth Energy Agency.

Why Arctic?

The Arctic is a region of opportunities and challenges, ranking first in the pace of global warming on Earth. Rising temperatures, rapid thawing of permafrost, shrinking sea ice, and biodiversity loss are no longer forecasts - they are a reality with global consequences. These processes do not remain confined to the Arctic: they contribute to rising global sea levels, disrupt planetary circulation systems, reduce Earth's reflectivity, and release carbon and methane stored in permafrost over millennia.

At the same time, northern regions, local communities, Indigenous peoples, and companies operating in the Arctic - with their unique experience in adapting to changing conditions in high latitudes—remain underrepresented in global climate negotiation processes. Under circumstances where the Arctic Council, the region's primary intergovernmental forum, remains largely inactive, space for climate cooperation in the Arctic is virtually non-existent.

The Arctic Pavilion, organized by the Northern Forum at COP31, is a response to this gap: an open platform for all UN Climate Conference participants in the official "Blue Zone" of COP31. It is designed to integrate the Arctic vision and the unique expertise of northern regions, peoples, and companies into the global climate agenda, serve as a space for knowledge exchange and cooperation, and build bridges with other regions of the world to foster a deeper understanding of the Arctic..

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to be updated

to be updated, General Partner and Sponsor of the Arctic Pavilion.

Who we are?

The Northern Forum was established on 8 November 1991 in Alaska, USA.

The mission of the Northern Forum is to improve the quality of life in the North and support regional sustainable development. The goals are to provide tools and opportunities for regional leaders in solving common problems, implementing joint socio-economic initiatives at the regional level, organizing events, ensuring active engagement in international forums and the implementation of projects of local and Global importance and supporting and enhancing active youth engagement.

The organization's development goal is to turn the Northern Forum into an effective, non-alternative structure for interregional and international cooperation of the regions of the North and the Arctic, which shapes world politics in this area and is an equal partner of international organizations with its own unique niche.

The Northern Forum has a status of Observer in the UNFCCC, the Arctic Council and is the only NGO for interregional cooperation in that role.

General Partner (to be updated).

Youth Partner

BRICS Youth Energy Agency is a youth-led organization established to secure cooperation of young people from 10 BRICS countries and wider - Global South countries in the field of energy and climate change.

BRICS YEA actively works with young scientists and professionals on projects aimed at shaping a common vision for the future development of energy and natural resources. The flagship project is the BRICS Youth Energy Outlook, recognized by the Ministries of Energy of the BRICS countries, and reports addressing topical issues of the global agenda.

BRICS YEA also develops policy recommendations and drafts of intergovernmental regulatory documents within the framework of energy and climate cooperation mechanisms, including in partnership with UN Regional Economic Commissions (UNECE and UN ESCAP).

Who we are?

The Northern Forum was established on 8 November 1991 in Alaska, USA.

The mission of the Northern Forum is to improve the quality of life in the North and support regional sustainable development. The goals are to provide tools and opportunities for regional leaders in solving common problems, implementing joint socio-economic initiatives at the regional level, organizing events, ensuring active engagement in international forums and the implementation of projects of local and Global importance and supporting and enhancing active youth engagement.

The organization's development goal is to turn the Northern Forum into an effective, non-alternative structure for interregional and international cooperation of the regions of the North and the Arctic, which shapes world politics in this area and is an equal partner of international organizations with its own unique niche.

The Northern Forum is an international organization of northern regions and observer of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as of the Arctic Council and accredited by UNEP.
General Partner (to be updated)
Youth Partner

BRICS Youth Energy Agency is a youth-led organization established to secure cooperation of young people from 10 BRICS countries and wider - Global South countries in the field of energy and climate change.

BRICS YEA actively works with young scientists and professionals on projects aimed at shaping a common vision for the future development of energy and natural resources. The flagship project is the BRICS Youth Energy Outlook, recognized by the Ministries of Energy of the BRICS countries, and reports addressing topical issues of the global agenda.

BRICS YEA also develops policy recommendations and drafts of intergovernmental regulatory documents within the framework of energy and climate cooperation mechanisms, including in partnership with UN Regional Economic Commissions (UNECE and UN ESCAP).

Our partners

Do you wish to partner?

First-of-its kind COP31 Arctic Pavilion is organized by the Northern Forum in partnership with businesses and organisations and is open for the contributions through sponsorship, programming and expertise. Supporting the Arctic Pavilion enables partners to:

Outreach with their expertise and best practices to the multimillion audience;
Strengthen their brand image at the world’s largest climate event;
Support and participate in the next steps of Arctic cooperation;
Get visibility, hold events and/meetings in the COP31 Blue zone.

Interested in supporting/collaborating with the COP31 Arctic Pavilion?
Please contact us for more information via email:
cop@northernforum.org

Apply for a side-event

at COP31 Arctic Pavilion

We provide space for international organisations, think-tanks, NGOs, businesses, youth and indigenous communities to leverage their voices on climate and Arctic-related topics.

Do you have a topic or perspective that appeals to a global audience and that you would like to present on stage? We will distribute the pavilion's available program slots among the best Open Call applications.

You can submit an Open Call application between August 10 and October 15, 2026. Applicants will be notified starting from October 20, 2026. Possible late submissions will be looked into within the availability of open slots.

Good to know before
you apply for a side-event

The Arctic Pavilion will be located in the Blue Zone. Please note that this area requires accreditation to gain access. For the issue of accreditation, please, contact: cop@northernforum.org. The Blue Zone is an UNFCCC-managed site that will host formal negotiations, panel discussions and events as well as the pavilion-area. We realize that the limited access to the Blue zone areas can be of a challenge when trying to arrange an event. We refer you to the official guidelines from UNFCCC: How to obtain observer status | UNFCCC

Application form
for a side-event at COP31 Arctic Pavilion by the Northern Forum
UN Climate Change Conference 2026

November 09-20, Antalya, Turkey

Please note that the Northern Forum carries out the evaluation process of the applications together with the BRICS Youth Energy Agency. The Northern Forum values and respects your privacy. We process personal information you provided to us in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Note that also the personal information you provided to us can be shared with the entities with whom we co-operate in the evaluation process.

Submission deadline: October 15, 2026

Apply

EXPO Antalya Sergi Alanı, Antalya, Turkey

– COP31 Blue Zone.

In case of questions, please reach out to:
cop@northernforum.org

Main Coordinator
Dr Vladimir Vasilev
Executive Director, The Northern Forum
+7 914 220 97 89, vvasilev@northernforum.org

Program Coordinator
Arsenii Kirgizov-Barski
Adviser to the Chair, BRICS YEA
+47 968 83099, kirgizovbarskii@yeabrics.org

Technical Support
Erkhaan Nikolaev
Project Manager, The Northern Forum
+7 914 2855565, nnerkiov@gmail.com

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UN Climate Change Conference 2026COP31 ARCTIC PAVILIONby the Northern Forum

UN Climate Change Conference 2026

COP31 ARCTIC PAVILION
by the Northern Forum