(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. Traditional
knowledge stands crucial for a more sustainable world,
environmental expert and journalist Tyrell Gittens said at a panel
session themed "Unity in Action: Intergenerational Voices for Just
and Sustainable Islands in the Caribbean" taking place within
COP29, Trend
reports.
"In the Caribbean, we are facing several climate-related crises.
Of course, we have a range of initiatives aimed at enhancing
climate resilience, as communities suffer from extreme weather
events such as floods, droughts, and so on. Traditional knowledge
is very important as a foundation for how we will move forward to
become more resilient as a society to climate change," he
explained.
According to him, the concepts of resilience may be seen as
something new to society, but in reality, they have existed for a
long time.
"For example, I live in Trinidad and Tobago, and there are many
communities here that live in river floodplains. With climate
change, we are witnessing increasingly extreme rainfall. In the
Caribbean, especially Trinidad and Tobago, we have two seasons: the
dry season in the first six months of the year and the rainy season
in the second half of the year, and of course, we see that the
rainy season is becoming more arid. These traditional and
indigenous communities knew how to farm in such conditions," he
added.
The opening ceremony of the much-anticipated COP29 conference
has kicked off today at the Baku Olympic Stadium.
Representatives, leaders, and climate experts from around the
globe gathered to mark the beginning of what is set to be one of
the largest climate events of the year.
The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan was made at the COP28
plenary session held in Dubai on December 11 of last year.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
signed in June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aims to
prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system. The
“COP” (Conference of the Parties) is the highest governing body
responsible for overseeing the convention's implementation.
A total of 198 countries participate in the convention. Unless
otherwise agreed, COP is held annually. The first COP took place in
Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat headquartered in
Bonn.
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