President Paudel leaving for Baku today to attend COP29

KATHMANDU: President Ramchandra Paudel is leaving Kathmandu today to participate in the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

At the invitation of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, President Paudel will lead a high-level Nepali delegation to the conference. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), President Paudel will address the high-level session of the 'World Leaders Climate Action Summit' on 12 November. Nepal will also hold a special high-level session under President Paudel's leadership on 13 November to draw global attention to its agenda.

The conference will include a high-level meeting on 'addressing climate-related damage and loss in mountainous areas'. During this meeting, Nepal will inform participants about the damage caused by floods and landslides triggered by unusual weather patterns in areas such as Melamchi, Mustang, Kanchanpur, Thame, and the Kathmandu Valley.

As a party to various climate change conventions, Nepal is implementing a national adaptation action plan to be realised by 2050.

COP29 will begin on November 11 and end on November 22. President Paudel is scheduled to return home on 15 November.

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