COP29 president-designate stresses urgent need for action on Caspian Sea decline

Azerbaijan's Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, COP29 President-Designate Mukhtar Babayev, has said that the decline in the Caspian Sea level observed in recent decades is a clear reminder of the consequences of global warming.

He made the remarks at the Caspian Blue Horizons Workshop event dedicated to the synergy of science and business for climate and Caspian Sea sustainability in the run-up to COP29, Report informs.

Minister Babayev noted that this problem requires urgent action to ensure the environmental stability of the region.

According to him, the main objective of the Caspian Blue Horizons Workshop event is to promote cooperation between experts in the field of applied sciences and business representatives.

"By uniting these sectors, we will be able to develop innovative solutions and effective strategies to address the problems related to the declining water levels and environmental changes in the Caspian Sea," he said.

Babayev also emphasised that representatives of the Caspian Sea basin states periodically meet to discuss the Protocol on Monitoring, Assessment and Exchange of Information to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, noting that this initiative is vital for monitoring the environmental situation in the Caspian Sea.