{"id":6517,"date":"2025-07-23T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6517"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:34:21","slug":"at-cop-29-retreat-pakistan-urges-global-climate-justice-calls-for-action-beyond-pledges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/at-cop-29-retreat-pakistan-urges-global-climate-justice-calls-for-action-beyond-pledges\/","title":{"rendered":"At COP-29 retreat, Pakistan urges global climate justice, calls for action beyond pledges"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHAMAKHI, Wednesday, July 23, 2025 : Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Dr. Musadik Malik, has urged the international community to take urgent and equitable climate action, stressing that developing countries like Pakistan continue to suffer the consequences of a crisis they did little to cause.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the sidelines of the COP Heads of Delegation Retreat in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan, Dr. Malik held high-level bilateral meetings with COP-29 President Mukhtar Babayev and Azerbaijan\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister and Lead COP Negotiator Yalchin Rafiyev. He underscored the need for developed nations to fulfill long-standing climate finance commitments and support vulnerable countries in building resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Global South bears the brunt of climate-induced disasters, while the Global North is historically responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d Dr. Malik said, highlighting Pakistan\u2019s heightened vulnerability due to its proximity to two of the world\u2019s largest emitters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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He described climate change as a \u201ctransboundary issue,\u201d stressing that extreme weather events and environmental degradation know no borders and require coordinated, international responses grounded in justice and scientific evidence.<\/p>\n

The discussions also explored concrete areas for green cooperation between Pakistan and Azerbaijan, including the development of renewable energy, climate-resilient agriculture, and disaster risk reduction initiatives. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism and expressed optimism that the upcoming COP-29 would deliver actionable outcomes.<\/p>\n

Dr. Malik voiced confidence in Azerbaijan\u2019s COP presidency and reiterated Pakistan\u2019s full support in advancing a climate agenda that prioritizes both equity and accountability. \u201cWe need meaningful action\u2014not just pledges,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cThis is a critical moment to rebuild trust and deliver on emissions reductions and climate finance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SHAMAKHI, Wednesday, July 23, 2025 : Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Dr. Musadik Malik, has urged the international community to take urgent and equitable climate action, stressing that developing countries like Pakistan continue to suffer the consequences of a crisis they did little to cause. Speaking on the sidelines of the COP […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-asia","category-climate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}