BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 16. Parliamentarians bear the responsibility for the fight against climate change, the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Tulia Ackson said at a parliamentary meeting within COP29 organized jointly by the IPU and Azerbaijani Parliament, Trend reports.
“Parliamentarians bear a significant responsibility for the fight against climate change, especially at the critical stage of climate action, connecting international agreements with their national implementation. With the power to draft and oversee legislation, we ensure that climate policies and laws are ambitious, practical, and enforceable.
We are in a unique position to monitor government action, allocate resources effectively, and mobilize public support, making climate action a priority at all levels. COP29 plays an important role by advancing the key areas needed to achieve our shared climate goals,” she said.
According to the IPU President, new commitments on climate finance, increased national ambition, and important steps on adaptation, loss, and damage are of particular importance.
“Building on the momentum of COP28, we are moving to realize these ambitions. The focus of this parliamentary meeting demonstrates the depth and complexity of the challenges we face, but we must be ready to take them on,” Ackson noted.
To note, the Parliamentary Meeting started its work in Baku within COP29 under the joint organization of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Azerbaijani Parliament. Sevil Mikayilova, the Vice President of the IPU from Azerbaijan and a member of the Azerbaijani parliament, is taking part in the event.
The two-day event will bring together 92 delegations from 66 countries and international organizations, up to 330 participants, 167 Members of Parliament led by 12 Speakers and Deputy Speakers.
Sessions at the Parliamentary Meeting will discuss the real impacts of climate change, the parliaments' role in making climate commitments a reality and raising mitigation ambition and implementing nationally determined contributions, unpacking the global climate finance architecture and mobilizing resources and streamlining access to climate finance, enhancing resilience in the face of climate change and scaling up adaptation and strengthening local empowerment. The final document will be adopted.
The event will also include several bilateral meetings.
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