BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 18. Azerbaijan is
currently a party to more than 20 international environmental
conventions and protocols, First Deputy Minister of Ecology and
Natural Resources, Aghakarim Samadzade, said during a high-level
panel session on enhancing the sustainability of the Islamic
Development Bank Group (IsDB) 2026 at the IsDB Group Annual Meeting
in Baku, Trend's
correspondent reports from the event.
"This demonstrates our strong commitment to the global
environmental and climate agenda," he explained.
The deputy minister noted that COP29, held in Azerbaijan, was a
significant milestone for the global climate agenda. Discussions
focused on climate finance and the needs of developing
countries.
“Sustainable development, climate action, and financing for
development are among the most pressing issues on the global agenda
today,” he said.
Samadzade noted that today the world is faced with challenges
that are closely related to each other. “Climate change,
biodiversity loss, water stress, food security, and social risks
are no longer solely environmental issues,” he mentioned.
According to him, these factors directly affect the
sustainability of economic growth, financial stability, poverty
reduction, and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
worldwide.
“Therefore, sustainability issues must remain at the center of
the global development agenda and continue to be one of the key
priorities of international cooperation. For Azerbaijan, solving
these problems is one of the key priorities of state policy.
Sustainable development for us is not a separate direction. It is
part of our national development vision,” said Samadzade.
