COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev and Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), have signed the Host Country Agreement between Azerbaijan and the UNFCCC, marking the latest milestone in preparations for the successful delivery of COP29 in Azerbaijan in November 2024.
The agreement, it was gathered, highlights Azerbaijan’s commitment to delivering an accessible, inclusive and transparent conference that reflects the needs and priorities of all parties and during which all voices will be heard.
Azerbaijan’s commitment to hosting COP29 is a clear indication of the nation’s growing sensitivity to climate change issues, Sevinj Fataliyeva, a member of the COP29 Organising Committee said during a conference titled “Women’s Education in a Green World: From Yesterday to Today”.
Fataliyeva highlighted the direct impact of climate change on women’s work processes, stating, “Women play a leading role in managing natural resources. They are not lagging behind in green technologies and steps towards developing a green world.”
She reminded attendees that the 2015 Paris Agreement also raised the issue of increasing women’s activities in these areas.
Fataliyeva emphasised the increasing participation of women in climate change conferences and events worldwide.
“This number is also increasing in Azerbaijan,” she noted. “The gathering of professional women in the COP29 organising committee shows that our country is on the path of development in this field.”
Moiz Farooq, a writer on Foreign Policy and Economy, stated that, under the leadership of Azerbaijan, COP29 will be a force for good connecting North, South, East, and West and mobilizing the international community to make progress on halting global warming.
“Azerbaijan has made green growth one of the key priorities of development. The President of Azerbaijan declared the 2024 as ‘Year of Solidarity for a Green World’ to foster momentum on climate action at a national level and beyond,” Farooq wrote.
According to him, Azerbaijan is a regional leader in green energy transition, adding, in recent years, the country has been prioritising green projects all over the country.
“They are developing smart cities and villages in the liberated territories. Garabagh and East Zangezur Economic Zones, Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic will be net zero emission zones by 2050. By 2030, the share of renewables in the installed capacity of electricity generation in Azerbaijan will reach 30%,” he noted.
