BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 11. The opening ceremony of the much-anticipated COP29 conference was held today at the Baku Olympic Stadium, Trend reports.
Azerbaijan took over the chairmanship of COP29.
Representatives, leaders, and climate experts from around the globe gathered to mark the beginning of what is set to be one of the largest climate events of the year.
The decision to host COP29 in Azerbaijan was made at the COP28
plenary session held in Dubai on December 11 of last year.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, signed
in June 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aims to prevent
dangerous human interference with the climate system. The “COP”
(Conference of the Parties) is the highest governing body
responsible for overseeing the convention’s implementation.
A total of 198 countries participate in the convention. Unless otherwise agreed, COP is held annually. The first COP took place in Berlin in March 1995, with its secretariat headquartered in Bonn.
