BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Azerbaijan has witnessed the impact of climate change on urban life after heavy rains, Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Elshad Isgandarov said at an event on peaceful climate action within the framework of WUF13, Trend reports.
"The link between climate change and urbanization needs no further explanation. After the heavy rains two days ago, we all clearly saw the impact of climate change on urban life," he emphasized.
He congratulated the WUF13 organizers for successfully handling the situation.
"As you can see, the forum has been operating without interruption for the past day and today.
"However, this event has once again shown us that climate change and urbanization are closely linked, and this is bringing about serious changes in urban development planning.
I believe that this issue will now become one of the main priorities of the State Committee for Urban Planning and Architecture," he added.
The third day of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) is underway in Baku.
On the first day, a ministerial meeting dedicated to the New Urban Agenda, a roundtable of ministers, assemblies of women and civil society, business sessions, and discussions on urban well-being were held. A ceremony for raising the flags of the United Nations and Azerbaijan also took place within the framework of the forum.
The second day of the forum drew attention with the first-ever Leaders Summit. High-level discussions on the global housing crisis, urbanization policy, and urban resilience were held that day. At the same time, the Mexico City pavilion was inaugurated within the framework of WUF13. The pavilion was presented as an important platform for expanding cooperation with the Latin American region and preparing for WUF14.
WUF13, which has attracted more than 40,000 registered participants from 182 countries, will continue until May 22. Held under the theme “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities,” the forum brings together governments, international organizations, experts, and representatives of civil society to strengthen global cooperation in the field of sustainable urban development.
