Azerbaijan and Kenya doubled down on their partnership around climate stuff and city planning after wrapping up the UN Environment Assembly session in Nairobi. Deputy Environment Minister Umaira Taghiyeva showed up at a reception where she talked about how both countries need to team up on water management and renewable energy since Global South nations have to push these agendas together.
The whole event hyped up Baku hosting the World Urban Forum next year, where they will tackle housing challenges under a safe cities framework. Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev pointed out that Azerbaijan already ran COP29 and keeps grabbing these big environmental summits, which aligns with what Kenya wants to achieve on urban resilience.
Both governments see room for swapping ideas on sustainable development goals and making cities work better for everyone who lives in them.
The whole event hyped up Baku hosting the World Urban Forum next year, where they will tackle housing challenges under a safe cities framework. Ambassador Sultan Hajiyev pointed out that Azerbaijan already ran COP29 and keeps grabbing these big environmental summits, which aligns with what Kenya wants to achieve on urban resilience.
Both governments see room for swapping ideas on sustainable development goals and making cities work better for everyone who lives in them.
