Fiji Gears Up for Key Climate Talks at COP29 in Baku

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad will head Fiji’s delegation to the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled from November 11 to 22, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. This decision was approved by the Cabinet during their meeting on Tuesday. COP29 will address various key issues, including climate finance, carbon markets, mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, and oceans. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change will lead an interagency Technical Working Group to offer essential preparatory support for Fiji’s delegation.