Greening peacefully

As Azerbaijan is set to host the 29" session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2024 has been declared Green World Solidarity Year’ in the country

- SHAHMAR HAJIYEV & VALENTINA CHABERT

On 17 September, the COP29 Presidency announced the COP29 Presidency Initiatives as part of its "Action Agenda" to accelerate progress on climate action and supplement the formal negotiated COP agenda. The Action Agenda represents an ambitious effort by the COP29 Presidency to drive action across all climate pillars and covers a range of key priorities, such as energy, finance, agriculture, cities, human development, and the climate-peace nexus, amongst others. Many of these initiatives, in particular, the Baku Initiative on Climate Finance, Investment and Trade (BICFIT), the Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience, and the Multisectoral Actions Pathways (MAP) for Resilient and Healthy Cities all integrate and address cross-sectoral synergies.

Analyzing the summary of the COP29 Presidency Initiatives and Outcomes, it is very important to underline the COP Truce Appeal, which modelled on the Olympic Truce, to highlight the importance of peace and climate action. Moreover, the COP29 Peace and Climate Initiative which is a separate initiative, co-led with partners envisages to deliver tangible outcomes such as establishing a centre of excellence hub to match the needs of the most vulnerable with existing resources and foster further action for the operationalization of various initiatives on the peace and climate nexus.