BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 13. Health promotion is crucial for achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals at the national level and building stronger health systems, Azerbaijani Health Minister Teymur Musayev said at a health event held within the framework of COP29, Trend reports.
According to the minister, the development of early warning systems to predict disease outbreaks and the establishment of sustainable health facilities are important to minimize the effects of climate change.
“One of the goals of the 'Strategy of Socio-Economic Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2026', approved by the relevant decree of President Ilham Aliyev, is to ensure the healthy lifestyle of citizens,” he added.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) started in Baku on November 11. The United Nations 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 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 the parties decide otherwise, the COP is held annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin, and its secretariat is located in Bonn.
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.
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