Baku to stage inaugural Climate Action Week ahead of Cop29

The Azerbaijan capital of Baku has announced its inaugural climate action week as the country prepares to host the UN Cop29 climate change conference in November.

It will work in partnership with London Climate Action Week, now considered the world’s largest whole of society city-based climate action event.

Collaboration on climate action

Baku Climate Action Week will feature a range of high-level international conferences alongside multistakeholder local and community events. Held under the auspices of the Cop29 High-Level Champion, Nigar Arpadarai, Baku Climate Action Week will take place from Monday 30 September to Friday 4 October.

It is being staged amid a busy calendar for the Cop29 Presidency and aims to highlight how the city of Baku and country of Azerbaijan are addressing climate change and inviting international collaboration to deliver climate action.

“We know that cities and the private sector have a key role to play in driving climate solutions and supporting international diplomacy”

Engaging everyone from political and business leaders to local communities and young people, it will seek to serve as an educational and inspirational platform to address Azerbaijan’ s current challenges due to climate change and explore the opportunities presented by the green transition.

“Azerbaijan is honoured to host Cop29 in November and the Presidency is sparing no effort to make it a success, so we can enhance ambition and enable action on climate change,” said Arpadarai. “We know that cities and the private sector have a key role to play in driving climate solutions and supporting international diplomacy. This is why I, as Cop29 High-Level Champion, and the Cop29 Presidency are proud to host the inaugural Baku Climate Action Week.”