Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, founder and director of the IDEA Public Union Leyla Aliyeva They participated on November 15 in the “South-South Cooperation on Climate Change and Green Development: Case Studies and Experiences”, jointly organized by the Belt and Road Initiative Green Development Coalition (BRIGCC), the Council of China for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and the China Intercontinental Communication Center. at the round table.
Oku.Az informs that Leyla Aliyeva, speaking at the opening of the event held within the framework of the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), highlighted the importance and existing opportunities for cooperation between countries in the Global South region in areas such as sustainable development and environmental protection. At the same time, Leyla Aliyeva stressed that the Republic of Azerbaijan is taking important steps to expand the use of renewable energy sources.
Next, Leyla Aliyeva informed the participants of the event in detail about the work carried out by the IDEA Public Union in the field of environmental protection, ensuring ecological balance, as well as the fight against climate change. The founder and director of IDEA Public Union discussed the results of tree cleaning and planting campaigns, wildlife restoration and protection, as well as a number of other projects and events.
In conclusion, Leyla Aliyeva highlighted the role of global solidarity and cooperation in the fight against climate change and green development.
It should be noted that within the framework of the event, the Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment of China, Zhao Yingmin, the co-chairman of KYTYIK, the president and CEO of Bezos Earth Fund, Andrew Steer, the vice chairman of the board of directors of KYTYIK, Eric Solheim, Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs, and others. Officials, experts, and private sector representatives participated.
