The answer to the coming floods in the Sharon is also found at the climate conference in Antalya

The article links the flooding events in the Sharon region to the COP31 climate conference in Antalya, noting that Israel is expected to be absent from it. The author, Udi Avni from Greenpeace Israel, argues that the conference is a central tool in the global fight against the climate crisis, and that Israel must upgrade its infrastructure and participate in the global effort to curb warming.

The article by Udi Avni, associate director of Greenpeace Israel, connects the severe flooding over the weekend in the Sharon region to the annual UN climate conference (COP31) opening in Antalya, Turkey. It notes that the conference is expected to proceed without an official Israeli delegation, emphasizing that decisions made there on emission reductions and financing for extreme weather preparedness are directly relevant to Israel. The article reviews the Paris Agreement, the 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report estimating a 2.8°C warming if current policies continue, and the need for clean-energy electrification, ecosystem protection, and distributive justice through fair climate finance. It criticizes Israeli government policy, claiming it continues to promote polluting gas infrastructure and worsens conditions for solar energy, and calls for upgrading drainage infrastructure and participating in the global effort.