At the COP29 climate conference in Baku, ministers and senior officials from Caspian states adopted a crucial declaration aimed at enhancing regional cooperation to tackle the alarming decline in the Caspian Sea’s water levels.

A meeting titled “Caspian Sea Water Decline in Light of Climate Change” was held at the Azerbaijani pavilion during COP29, focusing on the critical issue of sea-level changes in the Caspian Sea.

Editor's note: Dr. Aizhan Skakova, expert, member of the Public Chamber under the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.