BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 14. Climate change has
become a threat not only to the environment, but also to the
economy, food security, and health, the Representative of the
President of Azerbaijan for Climate Issues, Mukhtar Babayev, said,
Trend reports.
He made the remark during the 1st General Assembly of the Global
South NGO Platform, held as part of “Baku Urban Planning Week.”
“Climate change is no longer just an environmental issue. It has
become a challenge for water availability, food security,
healthcare, migration, economic stability, and even regional
security,” Babayev said.
According to Babayev, the World Meteorological Organization has
recognized 2024 as the hottest year on record, while the past
decade was the warmest in modern history.
Moreover, he noted that over the past 50 years, the number of
weather-related disasters worldwide has increased roughly fivefold,
resulting in economic losses exceeding $4.3 trillion.
Babayev also highlighted that around 3.6 billion people now live
in regions highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and
nearly half of the world’s population experiences severe water
shortages at least part of the year.
