UN Climate Change Conference Baku - COP 29

The UN Climate Change Conference - COP 29 - runs from 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where delegates from around the world will focus on taking urgent and ambitious action to tack the climate crisis. Water-related issues will be an important part of the outcome COP 29 Declaration, which will call for integrated approaches when combatting the causes and impacts of climate change on water basins and water-related ecosystems. And, the Declaration will launch the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action to enhance COP-to-COP continuity and coherence in the field. 

During COP 29, on 18 November, UN-Water will launch Water for Climate Mitigation: UN-Water Analytical Brief on Water for Climate Mitigation. The brief will explain how water is a critical component for various climate mitigation measures, and that water availability is a necessary consideration in strategic planning for future climate mitigation actions.