BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. There should be global cooperation in the fight against climate change, the UN Development Program's acting resident representative in Azerbaijan Alessandra Roccasalvo said during a speech at the International Baku Forum of Ombudsmen on Climate Change and Human Rights, TurkicWorld reports.
She noted that the new generation of youth is actively involved in the fight against climate change.
"Water scarcity is such a big problem that the next generations will suffer from it. They will not be able to carry out the work that the old generation has done. Azerbaijan will host COP29; it's not an easy task. However, I am proud that I will take part in it.
Through joint discussions, we can fight climate change and find solutions," she added.
The International Baku Forum of Ombudsmen on Climate Change and Human Rights: Role of Ombudsman and National Human Rights Institutions" has started its work.
The purpose of the forum is to discuss the problems caused by global climate change and ways to address them from a human rights perspective, sharing existing positive experiences in this area.
The forum will include panel sessions on "Strategies to support national human rights institutions and ombudsmen in climate change initiatives", "Public access to information on climate change and its impacts", "Multilateral cooperation in combating climate change", "The climate change connection with explosive remnants of war and mine contamination" and "Promoting business accountability in the context of climate change".
