Archive · 6 Oct 2026
India's Yadav Arrives in Fiji for COP31 Pre-COP Discussions
Bhupender Yadav, a minister from India, has arrived in Fiji for climate talks.
Australia and Fiji are hosting the meeting.
It is taking place before a bigger climate meeting called COP31, which the article says will be held in Turkey next month.
Yadav plans to share India's views on issues that will be discussed at COP31.
He will meet with representatives from other countries in smaller and larger discussions.
Last month, he spoke with Australian minister Chris Bowen about the upcoming meetings.
Bowen said India's experience and growth in clean energy matter to discussions about climate action.
The meetings are part of countries' work on climate commitments.
Indian Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav arrived in Nadi, Fiji, on Tuesday for Pre-COP discussions co-hosted by Australia and Fiji.
The discussions precede COP31, which the article says will be held in Turkey next month under the UNFCCC.
Yadav said he would present India's views in bilateral and multilateral discussions on key COP31 agenda items.
Yadav and Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen discussed Pre-COP and COP31 priorities during a meeting in New Delhi last month.
Bowen described India as an important voice in global climate and energy policy and cited its clean-energy expansion.
- Who
- Indian Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, alongside participants in discussions co-hosted by Australia and Fiji.
- What
- Yadav arrived to take part in Pre-COP discussions and present India's views on COP31 agenda issues.
- When
- Tuesday; COP31 is described as taking place next month.
- Where
- Nadi, Fiji.
- Why
- The discussions are being held ahead of COP31 to address key agenda items and climate commitments.
- Meeting
- Pre-COP discussions
- Host countries
- Australia and Fiji
- Location
- Nadi, Fiji
- Upcoming conference
- COP31 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- COP31 location and timing
- Turkey, next month, according to the article
- Indian participant
- Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
- Australian participant
- Chris Bowen, Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy and President of the COP31 negotiations