COP29 countdown: Baku set to welcome Human Capital Forum

Baku to host the "COP29 Human Capital Forum" on October 15 as part of the preparation for the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

This forum is organized in conjunction with the COP29 chairmanship and aims to highlight the importance of sustainable human capital development and resilience to climate change, Caliber.Az reports citing Azerbaijan HR Institute.

Key speakers at the forum will include Nigar Arpadarayi, the UN high-level climate champion; Aynur Suleymanli, managing director of ABB Bank; Leyla Novruz, an HR expert and coach; and Umut Kilinc, HR and change manager at KPMG Türkiye.

The event is part of the lead-up to the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan this November. Following a decision made during the COP28 plenary session in Dubai on December 11, 2023, Baku is expected to host between 70,000 to 80,000 international participants over two weeks.

Established at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the UNFCCC aims to mitigate the adverse effects of human activity on the climate. The Conference of the Parties (COP), comprising 198 member states, serves as the convention's decision-making body, holding annual meetings, with the first convened in Berlin in 1995. The UNFCCC secretariat is located in Bonn.

As the world prepares for COP29, the focus will remain on collaborative solutions to the pressing climate crisis, emphasizing the critical role of human capital in driving sustainable development and resilience.

By Tamilla Hasanova