(MENAFN- AzerNews)
On June 19, the 29th High-Level Meeting held in Baku as part of
preparation for COP29 continued with panel meetings. One of the
discussions on the first day of the meeting was on "Balance,
mitigation, adaptation, and sustainability".
According to Azernews , the panel meeting was
moderated by the president of "Liberal International", a special
representative of Morocco on climate change, and vice-president of
COP21 Hakima El Haite.
Head of the Secretariat of the COP29 Organizing Committee, and
Sector Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the
Presidential Administration, Habib Mikayilli said that the
conference to be held in Baku will have an important impact on the
fight against climate change. He noted that the main topic of COP29
is financial issues. "Without financing, it is impossible to
eliminate the negative consequences of climate change. "During
these six months, our COP29 team made visits to different parts of
the world to listen to their views and understand their priorities
and positions, and these visits were very successful," said the
official of the Presidential Administration.
Maimuna Mohd Sharif, the former executive director of the UN
Settlement Program, emphasized that investments are necessary to
prevent climate change. Noting the importance of COP29 to be held
in Azerbaijan, M. Sharif said: "For a better global change, we can
find answers to our questions on this platform. All the things we
use, especially recycling, have an impact on climate change. We
have many suggestions for a happier generation. For this, we need a
peaceful environment," she stressed.
The former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Jan Fischer,
emphasized that Azerbaijan has done important work in the fight
against climate change. Noting the role of NGOs representing
scientists, researchers, and international organizations along with
politicians in the fight against climate change, J.Fischer said
that preparations for COP29 are being made at a high level in
Azerbaijan. Emphasizing the importance of reducing emissions, the
guest said: "We see in all scientific studies that companies are
looking for competitive economic ways to reduce emissions, they are
conducting research." Jan Fischer expressed his confidence that the
cooperation of private and public sectors in solving water problems
will bring positive results. expressed.
Emphasizing that COP29 is one of the most important events of
the year, former President of Croatia Ivo Josipovic said that he
has high expectations from the meeting held in Baku.
"Within this event, we define our future and discuss the
problems facing the planet," he pointed out.
The panel session ended with a question-and-answer session.
It should be noted that on the first day of the event, which
consisted of 8 panels and was attended by up to 100 guests, panel
discussions on "Overview of the status of the Challenge", "Balance,
mitigation, adaptation and sustainability" and "Climate change and
its relations with water, biodiversity and food security" is being
conducted.
The participants of the event also discussed "The role of
science, technology and innovation", "The special situation of the
food and agriculture sector", "Financing our response to climate
change and the Sustainable Development Goals", "Same planet, same
health: uniting for a sustainable future" and "Azerbaijan's own
they will share their opinions and voice their suggestions in
panels on "lessons from their experience".
One of the panel discussions will be organized in Zangilan
district.
The event will conclude on June 21.
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