BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Azerbaijan has
witnessed the impact of climate change on urban life after heavy
rains, Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elshad Isgandarov said at an event on peaceful climate action
within the framework of WUF13, Trend reports.


"The link between climate change and urbanization needs no
further explanation. After the heavy rains two days ago, we all
clearly saw the impact of climate change on urban life," he
emphasized.


He congratulated the WUF13 organizers for successfully handling
the situation.


"As you can see, the forum has been operating without
interruption for the past day and today.


"However, this event has once again shown us that climate change
and urbanization are closely linked, and this is bringing about
serious changes in urban development planning.


I believe that this issue will now become one of the main
priorities of the State Committee for Urban Planning and
Architecture," he added.







The third day of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum
(WUF13) is underway in Baku.


On the first day, a ministerial meeting dedicated to the New
Urban Agenda, a roundtable of ministers, assemblies of women and
civil society, business sessions, and discussions on urban
well-being were held. A ceremony for raising the flags of the
United Nations and Azerbaijan also took place within the framework
of the forum.


The second day of the forum drew attention with the first-ever
Leaders Summit. High-level discussions on the global housing
crisis, urbanization policy, and urban resilience were held that
day. At the same time, the Mexico City pavilion was inaugurated
within the framework of WUF13. The pavilion was presented as an
important platform for expanding cooperation with the Latin
American region and preparing for WUF14.


WUF13, which has attracted more than 40,000 registered
participants from 182 countries, will continue until May 22. Held
under the theme “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and
communities,” the forum brings together governments, international
organizations, experts, and representatives of civil society to
strengthen global cooperation in the field of sustainable urban
development.