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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