Baku Climate and Peace Action Hub Advances Global Agenda at COP30

The Annual High-Level Dialogue of the Baku Climate and Peace Action Hub (Baku Hub), one of the leading initiatives of COP29, took place as part of COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

The event was co-organized by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

The meeting brought together ministers from UNFCCC member states, senior government officials, representatives of UN agencies, and international financial institutions. The main objective of the event was to further advance the global agenda connecting climate change and peace.

Speaking at the event, COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev stated that the Baku Hub, established during COP29, has laid the foundation for a new phase of cooperation between climate action, peace, and stability.

Delivering a presentation on the Baku Hub, Elshad Iskandarov, Ambassador-at-Large of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that the Hub has already begun implementing pilot projects in countries affected by climate change and conflict, using innovative models.

He emphasized that assigning this mission to the Baku Hub reflects international partners’ confidence in Azerbaijan’s credible foreign policy and climate diplomacy.

Mafalda Duarte, Executive Director of the GCF, expressed full support for the Baku Hub, emphasizing that the initiative has become a key international mechanism linking climate finance to peace and resilience outcomes, while enhancing support for vulnerable countries.

Yalchin Rafiyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed hope that the Hub would play a vital role in implementing another of Azerbaijan’s key initiatives, the “Baku to Belém Roadmap.”

During the event, Memorandums of Understanding were signed between the Baku Hub and the Ministry of Environment, Biodiversity, and Climate Action of Guinea-Bissau, as well as the Ministry of Environment, Climate, and Natural Resources of The Gambia, to establish joint working groups for the first pilot projects.

Before the signing ceremony, climate ministers from The Gambia and Fiji, along with senior government representatives from Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, and Malawi, praised the rapid rise of the Baku Hub as a key platform for global cooperation and expressed gratitude to the Government of Azerbaijan and the COP29 Presidency for their leadership in promoting international peace and their continued support to vulnerable countries.

At the conclusion of the event, participants adopted the Belém Communiqué of the Baku Hub High-Level Dialogue.