Today, the international conference under the umbrella of "Climate Action Week" dedicated to COP29 is in full swing in Baku, AzVision.az reports.
The main theme of the third day of the conference is “Green Economy: Meeting the Skills, Finance, and Just Transition Challenge.”
Among the speakers are UN High-Level Climate Chief at COP29 Nigar Arpadarai, Minister of Labor and Social Protection Sahil Babayev, World Bank Country Manager for Azerbaijan Stefanie Stallmeister, Executive Director of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) Yusif Abdullayev, Vice President of Siemens Energy Maxim Zubov, Chairman of the Board of the International Bank of Azerbaijan Abbas Ibrahimov and other officials.
This event will be a significant stepping stone in steering the climate agenda as we gear up for COP29, set to take place in Baku this November.
“Climate Action Week” brings together key participants from different spheres: politics, finance, trade, investment, science, art, culture, civil society, and media.
The first half of the week (from September 30 through October 2) is dedicated to discussing climate solutions with government agencies, academia, and the private sector, while the second half (October 3-4) focuses on science, education, arts, culture, and other sectors.
In addition, there will be a plethora of activities happening all throughout the nation's capital as part of Climate Week.
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