(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 14. NGOs hailing
from the UAE, Azerbaijan, and Brazil have come together to break
new ground at their inaugural forum on climate financing in the
COP29 Green Zone, Trend reports.
The forum, titled "COP Legacy - Civil Society Discussions on
Climate Finance," was organized by the Azerbaijani State Support
Agency for NGOs and the Azerbaijani National NGO Forum.
The agency's Executive Director Aygun Aliyeva mentioned that the
forum is a golden opportunity for swapping COP experiences and
getting NGOs in on the action regarding result-oriented climate
finance.
Chairman of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace of the
UAE Ahmed Mohamed Al-Jarwan addressed NGO initiatives related to
climate finance during COP28 and emphasized the importance of
advancing key issues.
Head of the Planning, Information, and Tourism Development
Department of Brazil's Ministry of Tourism Barbara Blaudt Rangel
pointed out that Brazil, as the host country for COP30, strives to
listen to and incorporate the approaches of civil society on
climate matters.
The forum rolled on with panel discussions, keeping the ball
rolling and the conversation flowing.
The first panel, "COP29: Empowering Civil Society in Climate
Finance, Inclusivity, and Environmental Governance," was moderated
by President of the Arab Platform for Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Kamel Essigairi. The speakers included Executive
Secretary of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change and Researcher
at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Andrea Souza Santos,
Head of the UAE Climate Network Rasha Bayoumi, and Board Member of
the Azerbaijani National NGO Forum Azer Allahveranov.
The second panel, "COP Legacy: Strengthening Civil Society in
Climate Finance, Inclusivity, and Environmental Protection,"
moderated by Chairman of the Azerbaijani National NGO Forum Ramil
Iskandarli, featured presentations from Head of the Monitoring and
Evaluation Department at the UAE Ministry of Social Development
Ahmed Khalifa Al-Shamsi, Climate Director for Brazil at the World
Resources Institute Karen Silverwood-Cope, and Brazilian
environmental and public health activist Ajaj Rifah.
The first-ever NGO tri-country collaboration was considered an
important milestone. During the discussions, representatives of
civil society from abroad expressed their gratitude to the
Azerbaijani government for the high level of organization of
COP29.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to
the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will
run until November 22, opened on November 11 at the Baku Olympic
Stadium.
The event is the largest organized by Azerbaijan to date and is
the first time the region has hosted the event in Azerbaijan.
Within COP29, the highest-level event - the summit of world leaders
on climate action - was held on November 12–13.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and
ambitious NCQG on climate finance. The COP29 chairmanship has
launched 14 initiatives that include linkages between climate
action and the Sustainable Development Goals, including green
energy corridors, green energy storage, harmony for climate
resilience, clean hydrogen, methane reduction in organic waste,
action on green digital technologies, and other topics.
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