COP31 Working Groups Portal

COP31 Turkey Initiative Multi-Stakeholder Platform Ecosystem

COP31 2026 ANTALYA
COP31 TURKEY PERMANENT LEGACY INITIATIVE

GOMD Purpose & Sectoral Value Propositions

FAIR Data & Decarbonization Standard

This portal unifies fragmented ocean and coastal data to deliver measurable environmental value across government, academia, shipping, and civil society.

Public & Executive
Early Warning Systems (DSS), ecological crisis management, and city performance tracking.
Science & Academia
FAIR data requirements, blue-carbon methodology records, and digital-model evidence chains.
Maritime Industry (GISBIR)
Source-linked input and verification requirements for vessel-emissions scenarios.
Civil Society (NGOs)
Citizen science participation, Blue Flag auditing, and open data advocacy.
Blue Finance & UN
Methodology, evidence, and independent-verifier requirements for blue-impact and green-finance claims.

5-Stage GOMD COP31 Implementation & Governance Roadmap

Platform institutionalization & technical maturity phases before and after COP31 Antalya 2026 Summit

Phase 3: Pilot preparation · awaiting verification
PHASE 1 • 2025 Q3-Q4

Governance Framework

Establishment of Ministry of Environment & UNFCCC data protocols.

Roadmap record · awaiting institutional confirmation
PHASE 2 • 2026 Q1-Q2

Technical Working Groups

Alignment of 5 sectoral groups on FAIR data standards & MRV metrics.

Roadmap record · awaiting institutional confirmation
PHASE 3 • COP31 ANTALYA 2026

Pilot Flow & Summit Presentation

Planned pilot for source-linked telemetry, digital models, and impact-verification components.

In development · no operational verification
PHASE 4 • 2027 Q1

Global API Integration

Establishing standards-based API and metadata bridges with authorized international data providers.

Planned
PHASE 5 • 2027+

Permanent Legacy & Institutionalization

Capacity building for developing coastal nations & GOMD Secretariat.

Targeted
Total Initiatives & Projects
6
Recorded project entries; not outcome verification
Verified CO₂ Impact
—
No verified data connected; not published
Verified Impact Certificates
—
No independent verification connected; certificates are not published
Public & Executive Decision Makers Working Group

Source-linked decision support and legislation workspace

AWAITING VERIFIED FEED
Early-warning publication disabled

No current alert feed with source record ID, observation time, quality flag and an approved threshold method is connected. Fixed oxygen values, temperature anomalies and automated policy alerts are therefore not displayed.

Compliance scores are not published

Percentage compliance scores cannot be issued without an institution-level indicator dictionary, period evidence set and independent verification.

Science, Academia & Research Working Group

Blue-carbon and MRV methodology workspace

METHOD PENDING
Blue-carbon calculation disabled

No fixed tCO₂/ha/year factor is applied before ecosystem- and site-specific sampling, baseline, permanence/leakage, uncertainty and independent-verification methods are selected. Once a verified protocol is connected, method and source will be published with the result.

Maritime Industry & Blue Economy Working Group

Ship and port decarbonisation project workspace

EVIDENCE PENDING
Operational result not published

Electric-tug, waste-collection and treatment projects may be recorded here as work items, but savings or capacity figures are not shown as actual results without a verified baseline, energy/fuel measurements, activity data and MRV evidence.

Open transparent maritime pre-calculation
Civil Society Organizations Working Group

Coastal monitoring, citizen science and marine-litter workspace

NO AGGREGATED RESULT
Awaiting source-linked results

Beach/marina counts, microplastic results and collected-waste totals are not published without the institution’s official period report, method, scope and record link.

International Stakeholders & Blue Finance Working Group

Impact assurance and finance-readiness workspace

CERTIFICATE PUBLICATION DISABLED
Independent verification required

Because no approved method, evidence chain or authorised independent verifier is connected, the platform does not issue certificates or publish legacy records as verified impact.

Active Working Group Initiatives & Projects (6)

FINANS RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
COP31 Blue Climate Finance & Project Matching Mechanism
WMO & Climate Funds Partnership • Global / Türkiye
Awarding Blue Impact Certification to international standards and securing finance for coastal restoration and decarbonised shipping projects.
Declared impact metric (unverified): Bankable project portfolio ($100 million target)
Project target/declaration (unverified): 1,200.0 Tons/Yr
NGO RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
Blue Flag Coastal Monitoring and Zero Marine Litter Movement
TÜRCEV & TURMEPA • All Turkish coasts
Regular microplastic and marine litter mapping and public education at 550+ Blue Flag beaches and marinas.
Declared impact metric (unverified): Quality inspections at 550+ sites & 150 t of plastic collected
Project target/declaration (unverified): 120.0 Tons/Yr
SANAYI RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
MAVİ KUŞ Floating Waste Reception and Treatment Facility Vision Project
GİSBİR Vision Projects Group • Göcek Protected Area
Preventing coastal disasters with a floating plant that treats 400 m³ of sewage a day and electric “Yavru Kuş” waste-collection vessels.
Declared impact metric (unverified): 400 m³/day advanced treatment and zero discharge
Project target/declaration (unverified): 320.0 Tons/Yr
SANAYI RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
LAUTUS Solar-Powered Uncrewed Sea Sweeper — Autonomous Clean-up
GİSBİR Innovation & R&D Centre • Marmara & Aegean marinas
Collecting solid waste, oil spills and mucilage in marinas with a 100% electric, solar-panelled uncrewed sea drone.
Declared impact metric (unverified): 7,000 litres/day of waste collection with zero emissions
Project target/declaration (unverified): 85.0 Tons/Yr
BILIM RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
Fethiye–Göcek Posidonia oceanica (seagrass) transplantation & blue carbon
Dokuz Eylül University & GİSBİR & Ministry of Environment • Fethiye Special Environmental Protection Area
Expanding marine carbon sinks by transplanting 10,000 Posidonia shoots and monitoring how they take root.
Declared impact metric (unverified): 10,000 rooted seagrass shoots / carbon sink
Project target/declaration (unverified): 450.0 Tons/Yr
SANAYI RECORD · AWAITING VERIFICATION
GİSAŞ POWER — the world’s first 100% electric tugboat fleet
GİSAŞ & GİSBİR • Port of Tuzla / Istanbul
Eliminating annual CO₂ emissions in the Tuzla shipyard zone by operating a zero-emission electric tug with a 1,450 kW lithium-ion battery.
Declared impact metric (unverified): Electric tug operation (annual emission savings)
Project target/declaration (unverified): 210.0 Tons/Yr
No verified impact certificate available

Legacy or user-entered certificate records are not published publicly because independent-verification status and an evidence chain are unavailable.