Caspian Sea issues included in Azerbaijan's agenda for COP31

Environmental issues concerning the Caspian Sea are among Azerbaijan's key topics for COP31, according to Mukhtar Babayev, the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan for Climate Change.

"We will raise this issue both on our own platform and during other sessions. We aim to draw the attention of international organizations and financial institutions to this problem",

Babayev said.

He described the receding water levels of the Caspian Sea as one of the most serious environmental challenges of our time.

COP31 is currently taking place in Antalya, Türkiye, bringing together representatives from 196 countries.