The world arrives in Belém for COP30 at a moment of profound division. The international system is being tested in ways we have not seen in decades. Yet the climate crisis does not wait for stability. It touches every community on Earth. For small-island developing states, climate finance means coastal protection, food security, and survival. When I visited island nations from the Pacific to the Caribbean during our presidency, their moral leadership inspired the principle that guided our work in Baku; those who have contributed least to climate change should not face it alone. A crucial measure of success in Belém will be whether donor countries honour the promises they have already made. By Mukhtar Babayev, COP29 President.
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Thursday 6 November 2025
Baku, Azerbaijan
Saturday 31 August 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One big priority for the annual UN Climate Change Conference 2024 (COP29) is to make the climate Loss and Damage Fund operational, said HE Mukhtar Babayev, the COP29 President-Designate, who was in Tonga this week to meet Pacific Islands leaders, attending the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.
Tuesday 4 December 2018
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Katowice, Poland
Stating that we “are extremely concerned about the climate crisis” Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama issued a joint statement, together with three other former COP Presidents, last night calling on countries to send an unequivocal message from COP24 in Katowice, Poland, that they are serious about strengthening their commitments to reduce emissions and help build resilience.
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Thursday 6 April 2017
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Suva, Fiji
Accessing and using global climate financing from sources such as the Green Climate Fund and other multilateral and bilateral funds, provides an opportunity for Pacific governments to scale up National Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation activities, including Tonga.
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