BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 17. The session titled "Navigating Human Mobility and Climate Change: Addressing Climate-Induced Migration and Displacement" has officially kicked off in Baku as part of the COP29 Parliamentary Meeting organized jointly by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Azerbaijani Parliament, Trend reports.
The session will focus on the increasing trend of migration and population displacement due to the intensifying impacts of climate change.
The discussions will explore how parliaments can address the root causes of migration and displacement, along with promoting strategies to protect displaced persons and migrants.
The session will also examine the connections between climate and human security, particularly in situations where countries face the risk of disappearing due to climate change.
Vice President of the IPU from Azerbaijan, MP Sevil Mikayilova, is also participating in the COP29 Parliamentary Meeting.
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 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.
