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“Meet the Caspian Sea”: Side Event Highlights Caspian Sea Resilience at COP29

Climate change, pollution, and unsustainable exploitation threaten Caspian Sea delicate balance. Against this backdrop, COP29 featured an interactive side event titled “Meet the Caspian Sea: Enhancing Coastal Resilience and Biodiversity Protection through the Tehran Convention under Climate Change Impacts”, held on November 19 at the Azerbaijan Pavilion.

Caspian Sea Region

Tue, 03/12/2024 - 07:38

COP29: Leaders Unite to Address Caspian Sea Water Level Crisis

At COP29 in Baku, regional leaders and experts came together to confront an alarming reality: the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest inland body of water, is shrinking. Climate change is driving its water levels to plummet, threatening ecosystems, livelihoods, and regional stability.

Caspian Sea Region

Mon, 18/11/2024 - 11:41

"Meet the Caspian Sea" side-event will be held within the UNFCCC COP29 on 19 November 2024

"Meet the Caspian Sea: Enhancing Coastal Resilience and Biodiversity Protection through the Tehran Convention under Climate Change impacts" side event aims to underscore the essential role of the Tehran Convention in addressing these transboundary environmental challenges, building climate resilience, and promoting sustainable development across the Caspian region.

Caspian Sea Region

Tue, 12/11/2024 - 17:43

“Caspian Sea Water Decline in light of climate change” event under UNFCCC COP29 Presidency will be held on 18 November 2024

On November 18, 2024, under the auspices of the UNFCCC COP29 Presidency, a high-level event entitled “Caspian Sea Water Decline in Light of Climate Change” will convene key environmental stakeholders and policymakers. The event, organized by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Secretariat of the Tehran Convention (TCIS) seeks to address the critical issue of Caspian Sea level decline intensified by climate change impacts.

Caspian Sea Region

Tue, 12/11/2024 - 17:19

Caspian Sea Day 2024

On August 12, 2024, the Caspian littoral states — Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan — celebrated Caspian Sea Day with a series of significant events. The annual celebrations mark the day the Tehran Convention came into force, underscoring the importance of protecting the Caspian Sea's exceptional ecosystem. In 2024, the focus was on a mix of environmental, educational, and cultural initiatives aimed at raising public awareness about the Caspian Sea's environmental challenges and the necessity of its conservation.

TC Interim Secretariat

Tue, 27/08/2024 - 19:14

First PrepCom to the COP7 of the Tehran Convention will be held online on 18-19 June 2024

First Preparatory Committee (PrepCom-1) to the Seventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the Tehran Convention will be held online on 18-19 June 2024. COP7 is expected to take place in 2025 in Iran.

TC Interim Secretariat

Mon, 17/06/2024 - 12:26

The Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment meeting will be held in Baku on 12 June 2024

The Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment of the Tehran Convention will meet in Baku to discuss the next steps to be taken towards the implementation of the updated Environmental Monitoring Programme.

TC Interim Secretariat

Fri, 07/06/2024 - 07:07

New round of negotiations on the Protocol on Monitoring, Assessment and Information Exchange to be held in Baku

Negotiations continue on the Protocol on Monitoring, Assessment and Information Exchange to the Tehran Convention. A meeting to finalize the text of the Protocol will be held in Baku on 10-11 June 2014.

TC Interim Secretariat

Fri, 07/06/2024 - 06:10

Work continues to finalize the text of the Protocol on Monitoring, Assessment and Information Exchange to the Tehran Convention

An online meeting was held on 16 April 2024 to bring together representatives of all the Caspian littoral states as well as environmental experts to discuss provisions of the Protocol on Monitoring, Assessment and Information Exchange.

TC Interim Secretariat

Tue, 30/04/2024 - 22:15