Azerbaijan's Baku Metro Gears Up For COP29 Conference (PHOTO)
Date
10/29/2024 7:14:49 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Preparations are
underway in the Baku Metro for the upcoming conference of the
Parties to the UN Framework convention on Climate Change (COP29),
Head of the Press Service of the Baku Metro CJSC Bakhtiyar Mammadov
said in a statement to Trend .
Mammadov pointed out that they are all hands on deck with the
relevant organizations to tackle the necessary operational
tweaks.
“The emphasis is mostly on addressing challenges associated with
the metro's operating framework, in light of the expected surge of
visitors for COP29, as well as other pertinent issues. Work is
underway, and the public will be notified of any alterations to the
metro's operations,” Mammadov said.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held
in Azerbaijan in November this year. The decision was made at the
plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last
year.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement
signed at the Rio Earth Summit in June 1992 to prevent dangerous
human interference in the climate system. The acronym COP stands
for Conference of Parties, which is the highest legislative body
overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change.
A total of 198 countries are parties to the convention. Unless
otherwise determined by the parties, COP is held annually. The
inaugural COP event took place in March 1995 in the bustling city
of Berlin, Germany, with its secretariat nestled in Bonn.
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