Baku set to host University Impact Forum on combating climate change

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. The University
Impact Forum will be held in Baku with the support of the Ministry
of Science and Education of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan State
University of Oil and Industry (ASOIU), focusing on the actions of
universities in combating climate change on September 11–12.
Trend reports via the event organizer, the influential
UK-based magazine on higher education “Times Higher Education”
(THE).

According to the journal’s website, as Azerbaijan gears up to
host COP29, THE, with the support of the Azerbaijani government and
leading universities in the country, is delighted to be holding the
University Impact Forum in Baku.

It will convene an international array of university leaders,
policymakers, and industry trailblazers to assess how climate
change impacts people’s lives, the website said.

The forum will feature several diverse thematic panel sessions,
primarily focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).

The website highlighted that the forum participants will have
the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and engage in
discussions with colleagues who share a commitment to accelerated
climate action, and the forum program will also focus on the role
universities must play in addressing climate issues.

According to the event organizer, the success of the UN SDGs
depends on SDG 13, directly related to climate action.

Besides, the website pointed out that universities can use their
research results to place the fight against climate change at the
center of their strategies and leverage their student bodies to
support the greening of industry and jobs.

They can also bring together stakeholders to address climate
change-related challenges, according to the website.

To note, this November, Azerbaijan will host COP29. This
decision was made at the COP28 plenary meeting held in Dubai on
December 11 last year. Baku will become the center of the world and
will receive about 70–80,000 foreign guests.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an
agreement signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992
to prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system.
The COP—the Conference of the Parties—is the highest legislative
body overseeing the implementation of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change. There are 198 countries that are parties to the
Convention. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the COP is held
annually. The first COP event took place in March 1995 in Berlin,
and its secretariat is located in Bonn.

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