Mnangagwa arrives in Azerbaijan for COP29 climate conference

By Chief Correspondent

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived in Azerbaijan Sunday to attend the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Trend reports.

The Zimbabwean leader landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport where he was welcomed by Teymur Musayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Health, Ruslan Nasibov, Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, along with other officials.

The COP29 climate conference is set to take place in Baku from November 11 to 22. This decision was reached during the COP28 plenary session held in Dubai on December 11, 2023.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was established during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aims to mitigate harmful human impacts on the climate system.

The acronym COP stands for “Conference of the Parties,” which denotes the highest decision-making body responsible for overseeing the implementation and effectiveness of the UNFCCC.

This upcoming conference presents a crucial opportunity for young voices to contribute to the global climate dialogue, emphasizing the importance of youth engagement in shaping the future of environmental policies and actions.