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Overview

The OPEC Fund for International Development will have a substantial presence at the COP29 Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024.

With a delegation led by President Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, the OPEC Fund will co-host various sessions with partner governments, peer development banks and UN agencies on questions including:

  • How to ramp up climate finance for agriculture and food security?
  • How to expand innovative financing for energy transition?
  • How to update policy-based loans for climate action?

From our pavilion in the Blue Zone we will also host a range of launch events, including for:

Our new publication:
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Climate Finance Report (Nov. 14)

Further announcements and details will follow in the coming days.

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