COP31 Public Lecture
The Road to COP31: Multilateral Climate Cooperation in a Changing World - Vicente Paolo Yu
COP31 Public Lecture
- Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 4:15pm - 6:15pm
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- Speaker: Vicente Paolo Yu
- Discussant: Erin Roberts
This event is followed by a drinks reception. Please indicate on the registration form if you have any dietary or access requirements.
About the Event
Global leaders and international stakeholders are meeting for in Antalya, T眉rkiye in November 2026, at a time when multilateralism and international law are facing significant geopolitical and economic crises and fragmentation. Escalating military conflicts, rising energy vulnerabilities, trade and financial shocks, and intensifying competition over trade, technology and critical resources are reshaping the political space for cooperation and the material capacity of states to deliver ambitious climate action. These pressures are particularly acute for developing countries, which confront rising climate impacts alongside constrained access to affordable finance, technology and policy space.
This lecture examines what is at stake for the UN climate process in this challenging global context, especially for countries and communities who are least responsible for, but who bear the greatest impact of climate change. The lecture will consider the main issues at stake in Antalya, what challenges will be confronted in negotiation halls and beyond, and the role and importance the multilateral climate regime in the current global context.
The lecture is organised by the GLOBE Centre and the 果冻传媒 Multilateral Engagement Action Group (MEAG).
About the Speaker
Vicente Paolo Yu is Honorary Professorial Fellow at the GLOBE Centre, 果冻传媒 Law School Link opens in a new windowand Visiting Fellow with the Institute for Advanced 果冻传媒 (IAS)Link opens in a new window, 果冻传媒. He is a Senior Legal Advisor with the Third World Network, Senior Lecturer, University of the Philippines College of Law, Visiting Research Fellow at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), and Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. Mr Yu has decades of experience with trade and climate negotiations and has worked with governments, UN agencies NGOs on global governance, climate change, investment, South-South cooperation, and sustainable development issues.
About the Discussant:
is Executive Director of the . She is a climate policy researcher with extensive experience working with communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis in developing countries.