(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. The COP29
Presidency and the Secretariat of the UN Framework convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) will organize a High-Level Dialogue on
Global Climate Transparency on September 25 in New York, as part of
the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, Trend
reports via a letter from COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev to UN
member states, urging support for Azerbaijan's initiatives as the
chair of the conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC.
"The meeting on September 25 during the UN General Assembly in
New York will help raise awareness of Azerbaijan's initiatives as
COP President. In particular, the High-Level Dialogue in New York
will discuss the 'Baku Global Climate Transparency Platform'
(BTP)," Babayev said in the appeal, published on the official COP29
website.
In his view, transparency is crucial for tracking progress,
building trust, and identifying areas where further action and
support are needed in combating climate change and is also an
essential element in reaffirming commitment to the principles,
goals, and objectives of the UN Framework Convention and the 2015
Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
"To set an example for other states, Azerbaijan is currently
working on presenting its Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) ahead
of COP29, and we urge all Parties to submit their BTRs before COP
(to be held from November 11-22 in Baku)," Babayev emphasized.
He acknowledged that measuring and presenting data within the
BTR framework can be challenging, particularly for many developing
countries.
"Nevertheless, it is important as Parties prepare for the
implementation of the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) after
2024 (which is reflected in the plans of the UN Paris Climate
Agreement). The Baku Global Climate Transparency Platform (BTP) was
created to support this effort.
The BTP's goal is to bring together stakeholders committed to
supporting developing countries in preparing and submitting BTRs,
to promote cooperation and knowledge sharing among all Parties
across the ETF spectrum, and to more effectively mobilize
capacity-building resources where they are needed most," noted the
COP29 president.
He reminded that, in collaboration with the UNFCCC and other UN
agencies and partners, BTP holds workshops for developing countries
on their upcoming BTR submissions.
"We'll hold relevant regional workshops across Eastern Europe,
the South Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa, the Asia-Pacific region,
Latin America, and the Caribbean," Babayev announced.
He pointed out that the BTP Platform will complement existing
transparency initiatives, including the "Together4Transparency"
initiative.
Babayev also mentioned the recent appointments of high-level
transparency experts - Zulfia Suleimenova (Advisor to the President
of Kazakhstan and Special Representative for International
Environmental Cooperation) and Francesco Corvaro (Italy's Special
Envoy for Climate Change).
These experts visited Baku in early September for the
presentation of the BTP Platform.
This November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This decision was
made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on December 11 last
year. Baku will become the center of the world and will receive
about 70–80,000 foreign guests.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
COP-the Conference of the Parties-is the highest legislative body
overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Germany's
Berlin with its secretariat in Bonn.
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