BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. As part of COP29 in Baku, Trend News Agency proudly presents COP for Hope, a special project offering an unparalleled platform to hear from world leaders and trailblazers in politics, economics, science, and ecology, all united by a shared commitment to addressing today’s pressing climate challenges.
The African Union's Director of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, Harsen Nyambe, became our next interviewee.
In an interview with Trend, he said that he hopes to get the desired results at COP29.
Harsen Nyambe also expressed gratitude to Azerbaijan for hosting COP29.
“We are very happy to be here. African representatives are very pleased with Azerbaijan's hospitality. Within the framework of COP29, discussions are underway on climate change assistance, which is a very important issue for us. Before this, negotiations were held in Dubai, but no agreement was reached. The process has slowed down. The avoidance of commitments by some countries has created serious obstacles to the realization of this issue. So we hope that at COP29 we will get the results we want and the resources we need.
Our main message is that developed countries must fulfill their obligations under the Paris Agreement,” he said.
To note, the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which will last until November 22, was opened at the Baku Olympic Stadium on November 11. The event is the largest organized by Azerbaijan to date and is the first time the region has hosted the event in Azerbaijan.
The main expectation from COP29 is to agree on a fair and ambitious New Collective Quantitative Goal (NCQG) on climate finance.
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) means “Conference of Parties” and is the highest legislative body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A whopping 198 countries have thrown their hats in the ring as parties to the Convention. Unless the parties decide to change the game plan, COP takes place once a year. The inaugural COP event took place in March 1995 in the bustling city of Berlin, Germany, with its secretariat nestled in Bonn.
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