BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. President Ram Chandra Paudel will represent Nepal at the 29th UN Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, said Minister for Forests and Environment Aina Bahadur Shahi Thakuri during a recent briefing, Trend reports.
Minister Thakuri emphasized that the high-level delegation reflects Nepal’s commitment to addressing climate change on the international stage.
In a press conference at the ministry, he outlined the government’s extensive preparations for COP29, which include developing infrastructure, establishing national committees, and creating policy guidelines. Nepal’s agenda will focus on biodiversity conservation in mountain regions, disaster management, and climate financing, with the ministry designated as the lead agency for the Climate Adaptation Fund.
The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held this November in Azerbaijan. The decision was made at the plenary meeting of COP28 held in Dubai on December 11 last year.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 to prevent dangerous human interference in the climate system. The abbreviation 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 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.