The United Nations Environment Programme and UN-Habitat have launched a 5.2 million U.S. dollar project to transform Nairobi into a hub for climate resilience and sustainable urban development.

In a significant break from years of bleak environmental forecasts, new field research has identified a massive "bright spot" within the Amazon rainforest that appears stubbornly resistant to extreme drought.

The Green Climate Fund has approved 440 million dollars in new climate financing for Africa, aiming to accelerate resilience and sustainable development across the continent.

Delegates at COP30 in Brazil emphasized the growing need for developing countries to strengthen resilience against storms, floods, wildfires, and other climate extremes. A recent U.N. report estimates these nations will require $310 billion annually by 2035 for adaptation measures.

Representatives of international organizations, multilateral development banks, and international climate and environmental funds issued a joint statement endorsing the Baku Initiative on Human Development for Climate Resilience.

The Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, H.E. Khazar Farhadov called on Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Romina Khurshid Alam at her office here on Wednesday, News.Az reports.

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, COP29 President Designate Mukhtar Babayev held a meeting with Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan Bahodur Sheralizoda.