BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. Youth should be active participants in solving climate problems, the Youth Climate Leader of COP29 from Azerbaijan Leyla Hasanova said at an event on "Strengthening Climate Resilience and Sustainable Development in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Challenges and Opportunities," Trend reports.
“Youth can be a source of innovative solutions for sustainable development. We need to create opportunities for youth so that they can build a greener future. We need to develop various programs, competitions, and master classes to provide equal opportunities for children and youth to create sustainable communities,” she said.
Hasanova noted the necessity of enhanced support for youth in developing climate solutions that are relevant and sustainable.
“Supporting youth is a cost-effective and critical way to strengthen development and our cooperation. We must take into account their views to find innovative, impactful, and sustainable solutions for our future,” she emphasized.
According to her, children and youth are the most affected by climate change, making it difficult for them to access education, better health, and safety. Innovation and sustainable projects are needed to help create a new norm of sustainability in all countries, leaving no one behind.
To note, 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. It is the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date, and the first time in the region that it is being held 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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