Parliaments Can Play Important Role In Addressing Climate Change COP29 President

11/16/2024 5:11:52 AM

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. Parliaments can play an important role in addressing climate change, COP29 President, Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev said at the COP29 Parliamentary Meeting organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Azerbaijani Parliament today, Trend reports.

Babayev highlighted that parliaments annually approve the budget and economic laws are adopted.

"Now, Political and economic barriers can become a serious problem. We must witness both fair and ambitious measures," he added.

To note, the Parliamentary Meeting started its work in Baku within COP29 under the joint organization of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Azerbaijani Parliament. Sevil Mikayilova, the Vice President of the IPU from Azerbaijan and a member of the Azerbaijani parliament, is taking part in the event.

The two-day event will bring together 92 delegations from 66 countries and international organizations, up to 330 participants, 167 Members of Parliament led by 12 Speakers and Deputy Speakers.

Sessions at the Parliamentary Meeting will discuss the real impacts of climate change, the parliaments' role in making climate commitments a reality and raising mitigation ambition and implementing nationally determined contributions, unpacking the global climate finance architecture and mobilizing resources and streamlining access to climate finance, enhancing resilience in the face of climate change and scaling up adaptation and strengthening local empowerment. The final document will be adopted.

The event will also include several bilateral meetings.

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