BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 31. The crucial requirement is to bolster ambition and enable its execution, while also seeking to enhance the pledges established by nations during the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Vladanka Andreeva said, Trend reports.
She made the remark during a dialog on the Sustainable Development Goals on the theme “Future Echoes: Bridging Pathways for Climate Change and Global Goals.”
She recalled that a few weeks ago, the world came together in New York to tie the knot on a pact for the future, a global digital agreement, and a declaration for the generations yet to come. These three agreements will help the UN roll with the punches and come out swinging, making it even better at tackling today’s challenges and serving up solutions for everyone.
"However, let me emphasize again that our main task is to build on the UN Charter and the values and principles of international law. Consistency is very important; also essential is that we must strengthen ambition and allow for action.
The event will reveal whether the world will collectively move in the right direction to keep the global average temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Azerbaijan will present its contribution as host of the event before COP29. However, we know that assumptions alone are not enough. We need to expand implementation and increase climate finance.
Climate finance will be a key topic on the COP29 agenda, including the new collective quantitative target, reducing the impact of developing countries, and adaptation issues. These are very important tools in terms of adaptation and mitigation, especially for developing countries,” she added.
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.
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