Inception Workshop under the “Enabling Activities for the Preparation of the Third Biennial Update Report (BUR) of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” project took place on April 26, 2023

Inception Workshop under the “Enabling Activities for the Preparation of the Third Biennial Update Report (BUR) of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change” project took place on April 26, 2023.

The event was organized by the Azerbaijan Branch of the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus, and the list of attendees included representatives from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, State Statistics Committee, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, SOCAR, Azerenergy OJSC, Azersu OJSC, Tamiz Shahar OJSC, FAO, UNDP, CSOs and academia.

As a result of the meeting, project was formally launched and stakeholders informed about it, availability and source of data and information necessary to compile the BUR was discussed, and next steps were agreed.

It should be pointed out that the main goal of the project implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme and Azerbaijan Branch of the Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus with the financial support of the Global Environment Facility is to provide Azerbaijan with technical assistance for preparation of the Third Biennial Update Report to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as to improve country’s institutional capacities.