LocationsIn the framework of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) project implemented by UNDP Azerbaijan and funded by the Green Climate Fund, the next meeting of the adaptation Working Group was held on the preparation of the National Adaptation Plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources.
The next meeting of the Working Group was held with UNDP in the frame of the Azerbaijan’s National Adaptation Plan preparations
November 7, 2024
BAKU, October 4, 2024. In the framework of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) project implemented by UNDP Azerbaijan and funded by the Green Climate Fund, the next meeting of the Adaptation Working Group was held on the preparation of the National Adaptation Plan in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR).
Leading employees of MENR, leading experts, including the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Ms. Ermida Fida, the Deputy Head of the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Orhan Solak, the Expert of the Department Mr. Ali Cem, the National Adaptation Plan Project Manager at UNDP Azerbaijan Mr. Zaur Aliyev, and representatives of other state institutions and public organizations participated at the event.
The meeting started with the opening speech of the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Ms. Umayra Taghiyeva. The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel (IPCC), the Deputy Head of the Department of Environment, Urban Development and Climate Change of the Republic of Türkiye, and the National Adaptation Plan Project Manager at UNDP Azerbaijan Mr. Zaur Aliyev addressed issues on climate change and made speeches on adaptation measures.
In accordance with the objectives of the event, the participants discussed the formation of new scenarios within the framework of the preparation of the National Adaptation Plan, the integration of climate changes into the strategic development plans and programs of the relevant sectors.
At the end of the meeting, the gaps and issues were identified during the discussions of the National Adaptation Plan and the measures to be taken regarding taking the next steps were emphasized accordingly.
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Huseyn Dashpoladov, UNDP Azerbaijan