TDBB Delegation Attended ‘COP29 UN Climate Conference’ in Baku
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The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change World Leaders Climate Summit was held in capital Baku, on 12 November 2024. Hosted by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, the summit was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The clim
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change World Leaders Climate Summit was held in capital Baku, on 12 November 2024. Hosted by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, the summit was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The climate summit continued with panels until 22 November.
The family photo included President of Türkiye Erdoğan, President of Azerbaijan Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev, President of Kyrgyzstan Japarov, and UN Secretary General Guterres, as well as leaders such as UK Prime Minister Starmer, Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez, and Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif. The COP29 World Leaders Climate Summit was officially started with the taking of the family photo.
In his speech at the World Leaders Climate Summit, President Erdoğan expressed gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for hosting the event. Highlighting that Türkiye is among the countries most severely affected by the negative impacts of the climate crisis, Erdoğan stated, "We are transforming our key sectors in line with our vision for Green Development and our goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2053. Our efforts to implement a green finance strategy and establish a National Green Taxonomy are ongoing. We will soon present our climate law, which includes an Emissions Trading System, to our Parliament. Ahead of COP29, we submitted our two-year transparency report and long-term climate strategy to the secretariat."
At the Türkiye Pavilion, established by the Climate Change Directorate of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, numerous institutions, organizations, NGOs, and companies contributed to COP29 through presentations, panels, and promotional activities. Among them were the Presidential Investment Office, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Ministry of Trade until 22 November.
The TDBB Delegation Attended the Panel on "Efforts to Combat Climate Change in Local Governments"
As part of the UN Climate Change Conference, a panel titled “Efforts to Combat Climate Change in Local Governments” was held at the Türkiye Pavilion, organized by the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in collaboration with Konya Metropolitan Municipality. The panel was carried out with speeches from Fatma Varank, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change; Uğur İbrahim Altay, President of TDBB and Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality; Temraz Tagiyev, President of the Azerbaijan Union of City Municipalities and Mayor of Nerimanov; Zijad Nisic, Mayor of Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mahmud Özçınar, President of the Turkish Cypriot Municipalities Union and Mayor of Güzelyurt; Umid Rajabov, Senior Advisor to the President of the Uzbekistan Development Agency; and Muhammet Mustafa, Deputy Mayor of Tetovo Municipality, North Macedonia.
Mayor Altay spoke at two different panels on climate change and the management of earthquake waste. Highlighting Konya’s exemplary environmental investments in the fight against global climate change, Mayor Altay stated, "Global climate change is a common problem for all of humanity, and success can only be achieved when it is addressed together and solutions are developed collectively. Otherwise, it is possible that much larger, irreversible problems may arise in the near future."Mayor Altay also shared the efforts Konya has made to support Hatay in the aftermath of the earthquake on 6 February 2023, and the preparations made in Konya for potential disasters.
COP29, one of the world’s most important events discussing climate change issues, was attended by 72,000 people from 169 countries. Meetings and negotiations were held in the UN-designated Blue Zone, which covered an area of 49 hectares and included a total of 110,000 square meters of prefabricated buildings and tents.
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