Flemish minister for Climate Melissa Depraetere will participate in the UN Climate Conference COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, this November. Her office announced this on Friday. The minister emphasises that global warming is no longer a "far-away problem" and that Flanders "wants to be at the table" in international climate negotiations. "We must address the climate crisis together internationally," she states.

Flemish minister for Climate Melissa Depraetere will participate in the UN Climate Conference COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, this November. Her office announced this on Friday. The minister emphasises that global warming is no longer a “far-away problem” and that Flanders “wants to be at the table” in international climate negotiations. “We must address the climate crisis together internationally,” she states.