(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ZANGILAN, Azerbaijan, June 25. The Forum for
Cooperation among Azerbaijani NGOs held in Azerbaijan's Zangilan
under the joint organization of the Agency for State Support to
NGOs and the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum has wrapped up, Trend reports.
On the second day of the forum, attended by approximately 200
representatives of various NGOs, panel discussions were held on two
key topics: "Environmental consequences of Armenia's mining
industry" and "COP29 and the Solidarity Movement for a Green
World."
During the "Environmental consequences of Armenia's mining
industry" panel, moderated by Ayaz Mirzayev, Chairman of the
Azerbaijan Journalists' Network Public Union, Amin Mammadov,
Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Ecology and
Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, along with Sabit Bagirov, Chairman
Entrepreneurship and Market Economy Assistance Foundation, Mugabil
Bayramov, Chairman of the Public Association of Cartographers of
Azerbaijan, and Aziz Gasimov, Chairman of the Student Youth
Organization of Nakhchivan State University, provided detailed
information about the environmental consequences of the mining
industry in Armenia.
The forum participants were presented with a map detailing
Armenia's mineral resources and mining industry, compiled in three
languages. The map highlighted the pollution of rivers flowing from
Armenia into Azerbaijan, documenting mineral deposits and the
locations of factories responsible for environmental degradation.
These factories discharge waste into tributaries of the Araz River,
affecting the atmosphere, water sources, and vegetation cover in
areas bordering Nakhchivan. Discussions underscored the significant
threat posed by these environmental impacts to the 23,000 residents
of the Sadarak region.
At the "COP29 and the Solidarity Movement for a Green World"
panel discussion, moderated by Azer Allahveranov, member of the
Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum, Shabnam Mammadova,
member of the Organizing Committee of COP29, founder of the
"SmartNation" platform, Gulshan Akhundova, Chairwoman of the Public
Association "Woman, Development, Future," Firuza Sultanzade, member
of the COP29 Organizing Committee, Chairperson of the Board of the
“EkoSfera" Socio-Ecological Center, and COP29 expert Isa Aliyev
talked about factors affecting climate change and measures taken to
eliminate environmental consequences. The work done in Karabakh and
Eastern Zangezur was also discussed during the panel discussion. It
was noted that green energy is a priority in the territories
liberated from occupation. The importance of using new-generation
technologies in the settlements was also emphasized during the
discussions.
Following the panel discussions, the "Solidarity Appeal of
Azerbaijani NGOs for a Green World" was announced.
The event concluded with an artistic presentation, marking the
end of the Forum for Cooperation among Azerbaijani NGOs.
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