Antalya, The Europe Today: Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, and Alena Aliyeva visited a joint pavilion of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Türkiye’s Zero Waste Foundation on November 13. The pavilion is on the sidelines of the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye.
During their tour, Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva were briefed on the stands and the projects on display. They also visited other pavilions at the venue.
The idea for the joint pavilion first came up during COP29, held in Baku in 2024. The pavilion set up at that conference was one of the most visited.
The pavilion presents projects carried out by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in social, cultural, educational and healthcare work, reconstruction and restoration, environmental protection, multiculturalism and other fields. It also shows the work of both foundations and includes interactive displays.
Visit to Uzbekistan’s National Pavilion
Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva also visited Uzbekistan’s national pavilion. It is built around the concept “A Vineyard: Heritage of the Past, Solutions for the Present, Inspiration for the Future”. The pavilion presented initiatives and projects in renewable energy, water conservation, biodiversity protection and environmental awareness.
Meetings with International Organisations and Environmental Experts
Leyla Aliyeva later met senior representatives of several international organisations and environmental experts on the margins of COP31.
In a meeting with Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, WWF Global Leader for Climate and Energy, the two sides highlighted joint projects under the cooperation between IDEA and WWF. These projects aim to protect the Caucasian leopard and to bring goitered gazelles and European bison back to their historical habitats in Azerbaijan. They also discussed widening their cooperation on biodiversity conservation and on restoring rare animal populations and ecosystems.
Leyla Aliyeva also exchanged views with several other international experts, scientists and representatives of nature conservation organisations taking part in events organised by the IDEA Public Union on the sidelines of COP31.
The discussions covered the environmental challenges facing the Caspian Sea, the impact of climate change on biodiversity, the protection of natural ecosystems, more scientific research, and sharing international best practices.
