The 29th Conference of Parties (COP) was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the world’s first oil town. This years’ COP has fuelled the doubt over the impact of such annual COP conferences, questioning the credibility of the host countries, and the exclusion of Indigenous peoples in climate decision making process. Blue Community Ambassador Leyla Mehta, Research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies IDS, draws “Lessons from COP29 and inclusion of Indigenous peoples”.
“The outcomes of COP 29 are an insult to poor and marginalised people in developing countries who are at the frontline of climate change but have done little to contribute to it.”
