Brazil hands over presidency to Turkey as COP31 kicks off.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

ANTALYA, TURKEY (NOVEMBER 9, 2026) (HOST BROADCASTER-Access all)

1. ATTENDEES SEATED FOR OPENING PLENARY AT COP31

2.(SOUNDBITE) (English) COP30 PRESIDENT, ANDRE CORREA DO LAGO, SAYING: (AUDIO AS INCOMING)

‘’Distinguished delegates. It gives me great pleasure to declare open the 31st session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.’’

3.VARIOUS OF ATTENDEES CLAPPING

4.CROWD SEATED DURING PLENARY

5.(SOUNDBITE) (English) COP30 PRESIDENT, ANDRE CORREA DO LAGO, SAYING:

‘’We have to remember every day the victims of climate change, be it in Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil, in Nepal, in many countries of Africa, of Europe. We have to remember every day that we have to be guided by science, but it is essentially an agenda for people. We cannot fail our people, and we cannot fail the most vulnerable people, because in all our countries we have them. We need a functional, just transition mechanism that will make sure that this agenda is recognized as an agenda that will make people's lives better.’’

6. ATTENDEES CLAPPING INCLUDING COP31 PRESIDENT MURAT KURUM

7. ATTENDEES SEATED

8.(SOUNDBITE) (English) COP30 PRESIDENT, ANDRE CORREA DO LAGO, SAYING:

‘’I am honoured to propose that the conference elects by acclamation his excellency Murat Kurum as President of the Conference of the Parties at its 31st session.’’

9. ATTENDEES CLAPPING, RISING TO APPLAUD KURUM, KURUM CLAPPING / KURUM AND COP3O PRESIDENT ANDRE CORREA DO LAGO SHAKING HANDS AND HUGGING / DO LAGO PRESENTING GAVEL TO KURUM

10. ATTENDEES SEATED IN HALL