COP29 inspires "Gurama Art: Eco Installation" showcase in Azerbaijan's Baku PHOTO

An exhibition titled "Gurama Art: Eco Installation" has opened in Icherisheher (Old City) in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, highlighting the innovative potential of contemporary installation art.

The exhibition has been organised in support of the upcoming COP29 international conference, which will take place in Baku, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

Intigam Babayev, Head of the Department of the State Historical and Architectural Reserve "Icherisheher", explained that the installations on display highlight the theme of environmental protection.

"The exhibition symbolises the efficient use of resources, respect for nature and humanity, and promotes the philosophy of zero waste," he said.

The exhibition, which will run until November 30, features installations on ecological and philosophical themes created by both local and international installation artists.

The 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will be held in Azerbaijan this November. This decision was made at the COP28 plenary session in Dubai on December 11, 2023.

During two weeks, Baku will become a global hub, welcoming around 70,000 to 80,000 international guests. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, aimed at preventing dangerous human interference with the climate system. 

The abbreviation COP means "Conference of the Parties" and refers to the highest decision-making body responsible for overseeing the implementation of the UNFCCC. The Convention has 198 member states. Unless otherwise decided by the parties, the COP is held annually. The first COP event was held in Berlin in March 1995, and its secretariat is based in Bonn.

By Aghakazim Guliyev