BAKU ( WNAM MONITORING): The Fourth Climate Week of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Baku Climate Action Week were held in parallel at the Baku Congress Center on September 7–11, hosted and organized by Azerbaijan.
According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, a total of 68 events were organized during the week, with nearly 2,700 delegates from more than 140 countries registering to participate.
Along with government delegations, representatives of various international organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and academia took part in the events.
As part of the UNFCCC Climate Week, eight mandated meetings were held on various areas of the international climate agenda arising from decisions of the Conference of the Parties, along with events organized by the COP30 and COP31 presidencies and a number of sessions within the UNFCCC Implementation Forum.
In parallel, Azerbaijan organized a total of 37 events during Baku Climate Action Week in line with the Action Agenda of Azerbaijan’s COP29 Presidency and on other current issues.
In addition, in accordance with a relevant mandate adopted at COP30, consultations were held within the mandate of the “Belém Mission 1.5” Troika on implementation of National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), with the participation of Azerbaijan, Brazil, Türkiye and Australia, representing the COP29, COP30 and COP31 presidencies.
UNFCCC Climate Weeks are hosted on a rotational basis among the UN regional groups.
Of the two UNFCCC Climate Weeks held in 2026, the first took place in the Republic of Korea in the Asia-Pacific region in April, while the second was held in Azerbaijan in the Eastern European region.
