BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. Azerbaijan has put climate action into the heart of its national plans much before being elected as the host of COP29, said Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament Sahiba Gafarova, TurkicWorld reports.
She made the remark as she addressed the Parliamentary Meeting within the framework of the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29), organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Azerbaijani Parliament. The vice president of IPU, MP Sevil Mikayilova, will participate in the event.
"All countries in the world are being affected by climate change. Our country is no exclusion. During last decades Azerbaijan faced extreme heat, water shortages, the shrinking of the Caspian Sea and flooding. Realizing and anticipating the depth of the challenge, Azerbaijan under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev has put climate action into the heart of its national plans much before being elected as the host of COP29," she said.
The parliament speaker pointed out that, by undertaking voluntary commitments, incorporating green agenda into national development programs, implementing projects on renewable energy, establishing green energy zones, Azerbaijan has shown clear conviction and determination on its future path.
"At the same time, selection of Azerbaijan as the host of COP29 is also the result of the trust of world community in Azerbaijan’s ability and experience in acting as a bridge-builder, uniting communities and countries behind a common cause," Gafarova noted.
