BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. Azerbaijani Minister
of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev discussed
preparations for the upcoming 29th session of the Conference of the
Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)
with the Director General of the Central and West Asia Regional
Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Eugene Zhukov, the
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan will host the 29th session of the Conference of the
Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29)
this November. This decision was reached during the COP28 plenary
meeting held in Dubai on December 11, 2023. In less than two weeks,
Baku is poised to become the epicenter of global climate
discussions, welcoming an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 foreign
delegates.

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, established
during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to
avert perilous human interference with the climate system. COP, an
acronym for Conference of Parties, signifies the highest
legislative authority overseeing the Convention’s implementation.
Currently, 198 nations are parties to the Convention. By default,
COP sessions are convened annually, unless otherwise decided by the
participating parties. The inaugural COP convened in March 1995 in
Berlin, with its secretariat headquartered in Bonn.

As Azerbaijan prepares to host COP29, it assumes a pivotal role
in advancing global efforts to address climate change, underscoring
the urgency and importance of international cooperation in
combating environmental challenges.

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