COP29 President-designate Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev, within the framework of the “High-Level Week” of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, with Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General, Executive Director of the Environment (UNEP), discussed the prevention of marine pollution by plastic waste, and also discussed cooperation on the issue of changing the water level of the Caspian Sea.
Oku.Az reports that the COP29 press service has published information on this matter.
“During the weekly events held in New York within the framework of the United Nations, the COP29 presidency held a productive discussion with UNEP Executive Director Andersen Inger. They discussed cooperation on the issues of eliminating plastic pollution in the marine environment and changing the water level of the Caspian Sea,” the report says.
In parallel, the President-elect of COP29 met with Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, to discuss climate financing.
The Minister of Ecology also held a meeting with John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce. The parties discussed how the private sector contributes to climate change.
