BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. Youth can be a powerful source of solutions to common climate challenges, COP29 Youth Climate Advocate Leyla Hasanova said during the opening of the final day of the international conference within "Climate Action Week" in Baku (BCAW24), Trend reports.
"The academic community can play a vital role in understanding the challenges we face today. Children and young people rank with the most active supporters of urgent action. They can become powerful sources of solutions for our shared climate issues. Young people are aware of the seriousness and scale of the problem.
They want and need to be part of the solution, and they should be at the center of discussions at climate conferences. That is why the COP29 presidency, together with UNDP and other stakeholders, organized the first Summer Climate Camp this year, which brought together 75 young educators from 35 countries.
We gathered them to teach the fundamentals of climate change, its causes, and the scientific basis behind it," she added.
To note, the BCAW24 being held in Baku for the first time brings together key participants from different spheres: politics, finance, trade, investment, science, art, culture, civil society, and media.
The first half of the week (from September 30 through October 2) was dedicated to discussing climate solutions with government agencies, academia, and the private sector, while the second half (October 3-4) focuses on science, education, arts, culture, and other sectors.
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