(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. As part of
COP29 in Baku, Trend News Agency proudly presents COP for Hope, a
special project offering an unparalleled platform to hear from
world leaders and trailblazers in politics, economics, science, and
ecology, all united by a shared commitment to addressing today's
pressing climate challenges.
Today, we are honored to speak with Melvin Wajiri, a
representative of the international initiative "People Empowering
People (PEP) Africa".
In an interview with Trend , Wajiri shared his thoughts and hopes for the
conference.
"I'm delighted to be in Baku. The city is beautiful, with a rich
history and captivating architecture. The people here are
incredibly welcoming. Baku has opened its doors to representatives
from Western and Southern countries, providing a platform to
discuss significant climate change issues. I want to express my
gratitude to the official Baku.
My main message for COP29 is that we need to be environmentally
friendly. We must not let living beings and our world become
victims of climate change; we should do everything in our power to
prevent this. It is also crucial for member states to fulfill their
obligations, and in particular, we hope that developed nations will
take decisive steps regarding financial support," he added.
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 at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November
11. 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 New Collective Quantitative Goal (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.
In addition to being a top priority that creates the conditions
for action, creating climate finance will also help fulfill the
1.5°C pledge by bringing everyone together.
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
(Conference of Parties) stands for“Conference of Parties” and 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 decided by the parties, COP is held annually. The first
COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is
located in Bonn.
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