Daily Update COP29 - Thursday 21 November

Update
21 November 2024
Just 24 hours before COP29 is due to wrap up in the Azerbaijan capital, negotiators reportedly remained at loggerheads over a new climate finance goal to help developing countries combat flash flooding, drought, wildfires and other natural shocks made worse by human activity. The Baku Dialogue was the highlight of this penultimate day for WMO. 
Four individuals stand in front of a COP29 Baku Azerbaijan backdrop, featuring United Nations Climate Change logos. They are dressed formally and wearing conference badges.
High-Level Launch of the Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action
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What you need to know

  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres made a strong call to action as COP29 approaches its crucial conclusion in Baku, imploring world leaders and negotiators on Thursday to overcome their disagreements and reach a historic climate finance deal. Read more.
  • At COP29, the international community has come together behind a set of Common Principles for Effective Climate Finance and Action for Relief, Recovery, and Peace. The principles call us to action to ensure that climate finance and action are agile, inclusive, and accountable, helping to build the foundation for resilient development and inclusive peacebuilding in the most vulnerable communities. Read more.

Today

  • Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action - The COP29 Declaration on Water for Climate Action has been issued by the Azerbaijan Presidency in order to anchor water more firmly within the global climate agenda. The Baku Dialogue on Water for Climate Action is intended to provide continuity between the annual UN climate negotiations and promote coherence and collaboration. It aims to ensure a consistent focus on water and its interplay with climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and desertification, focusing on actions at the international, regional, river and basin levels. WMO will be a committed partner in the implementation of the Baku Dialogue. Read the news

Water is not just a victim of climate change, but it is also a vital solution. Water is at the heart of achieving many Sustainable Development Goals. Without water there is no sustainable development. Water must be integrated into full aspects of the global climate agenda.

COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev 

Youth at COP29

Panel discussion with six people seated on a stage, microphones in use, and a woman taking notes. A screen displays images behind them.
Intergenerational dialogue
WMO

The youth delegation’s biggest day! The team helped put together the day’s program for the joint day on Youth, Gender and Indigenous Knowledge in the WMO pavilion. The sessions, organized jointly with the Meri Foundation and IPCC focused on a range of topics, from ancestral knowledge to mental health, communication and storytelling. The highlight of the day was the Intergenerational Dialogue, where Ko (DSG, WMO) and Abdalah (Secretary, IPCC) engaged with young climate leaders to discuss concrete solutions for improving youth engagement across the organizations and promoting intergenerational learning. Stay tuned for more insights from the discussion, and in the meantime, feel free to explore all the sessions. 

Picture of the day

Large open-air stadium with a white tented structure covering most of the field area. Overcast sky visible through the stadium opening.
Last day at COP for WMO delegation, but the work will continue, building on the great work and alliances
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Post of the day

A person speaks at a climate event pavilion. Text on screen reads: "make climate science knowledge accessible to youth and vulnerable communities all around the world.
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This update is the last one for COP29. Thank you for following WMO activities!

All pictures from the WMO delegation are on the WMO COP29 photo album.

More communication assets are available on the UN Communication COP29 board.

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