BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. Climate
change-related expenditures in Azerbaijan’s “Education,”
“Agriculture”, and “Environmental protection” sectors totaled 1.4
billion manat ($0.82 billion) in 2025.
This is reflected in a report published by the Ministry of
Finance.
According to the report, 95.3% of the funds, or 1.34 billion
manat ($0.78 billion), was classified as mixed (neutral) spending.
This category includes measures that have both positive and
negative impacts based on various environmental criteria.
Meanwhile, 66.3 million manat ($39 million), or 4.7% of climate
change-related spending, was classified as pure green spending.
By climate objective, 1.38 billion manat ($0.81 billion) of
total spending was allocated to adaptation measures, while 20
million manat ($11.8 million) accounted for mitigation
measures.
Thus, adaptation to the impacts of climate change appears to be
the main priority in climate financing.
