BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. The panel discussion “Slow-Food: Development of Sustainable Tourism Using Local Agro-Products” was held within COP29, Trend reports.
According to the information, the panel discussion moderated by Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau Florian Sengstschmid exchanged views on cooperation in agriculture and tourism in support of sustainable development.
The session discussed the role of local agricultural products and traditional farming methods in shaping sustainable tourism practices with minimal environmental impact.
Head of the Gastronomy Department of the Reserve Management Center under the State Tourism Agency Sakina Askarova made a presentation on Azerbaijan's “Slow Food” experience at the event.
The panelists shared their experiences and proposals on topics such as the integration of the Slow Food movement and principles into world tourism with a global, academic, and corporate approach, building models of sustainable agritourism and gastrotourism, the contribution of local agro-products to tourism, public-private partnerships in sustainable tourism, and the role of academic research.
“Slow Food” is being presented daily from 14:00-15:00 within COP29 in the Azerbaijan pavilion located in the Blue Zone.
“Slow food” is an approach that provides a healthier diet while preserving the traditions of national and regional cuisine.
The decision to hold COP29 in Azerbaijan was made on December 11 last year at the plenary session of COP 28 in Dubai.
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will last until November 22, was 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.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.
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) means “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A whopping 198 countries have thrown their hats in the ring as parties to the Convention. Unless the parties decide to change the game plan, COP takes place once a year. The inaugural COP event took place in March 1995 in the bustling city of Berlin, Germany, with its secretariat nestled in Bonn.
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