BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. A special event on "African Civil Society Organizations' Expectations from COP29: Call for Ambitious New Collective Quantitative Targets" was held as part of COP29 in Baku, TurkicWorld reports.
The event emphasized COP29's significant potential to drive global climate action, particularly in key areas such as financing mechanisms and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable communities.
Representatives from African civil society organizations expressed their expectation that the international community will fulfill its promises and set more ambitious and equitable climate financing goals.
They highlighted that the establishment of a new collective quantitative goal (NCQG) for climate financing should align with Africa’s adaptation ambitions, which are currently being discussed at negotiations for the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA).
The spirit of the Paris Agreement and the imperatives of climate justice must serve as the foundation for the new NCQG, the participants stressed.
The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) reiterated its call for developed nations to honor their commitments under the Paris Agreement, deliver a new collective quantitative goal in Baku, and ensure a sustainable flow of climate finance to address the climate crisis.
The event also aimed to demonstrate solidarity at COP29 and foster a better understanding of the key issues affecting the African context, encouraging Azerbaijani NGOs and media to engage with these challenges. The goal is to advocate for climate justice and global equality in climate finance.
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will run until November 22, opened today at the Baku Olympic Stadium. The event is the largest organized by Azerbaijan to date and is the first time the region has hosted the event in Azerbaijan.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.
The COP29 chairmanship has launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste, action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
