Minister Shahi leaves for Azerbaijan to attend COP29

KATHMANDU: Minister for Forest and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, has left here for Azerbaijan to attend the 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (COP29) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The world event is being held in Baku from November 11-22. Secretary Dr Dipak Kumar Kharal and others have accompanied the delegation led by Minister Shahi. Climate change adaptation, loss and damage, climate finance, technological development and transfer and issues of least developed countries (LDC) will feature significantly in the COP.

The Ministry has prepared a position paper on climate change and impact in Nepal.

The mountain issues, loss and damage, and climate finance are prioritized in the paper.

This year, Nepal is having the highest delegation led by President Ramchandra Paudel in the COP29. President Paudel is scheduled to address the high level inaugural session of COP29 attended by world leaders.

Even a separate high-level session will be conducted by the President on November 13.