BAKU: Azerbaijan has developed a special digital map to assist attendees in navigating newly established venues surrounding the Baku Olympic Stadium for the upcoming COP29 conference. Ilkin Javadov, the head of visitor services at the COP29 Azerbaijan Operational Company, shared this information with reporters, Trend reports.

According to Trend News Agency, the digital map is part of ongoing efforts to create specific navigation solutions both outside the city and at the COP29 venue itself. These efforts aim to facilitate the movement of participants by providing clear directions to various conference locations.

Javadov explained that numerous temporary structures have been constructed around the event site, particularly on the grounds of the Baku Olympic Stadium, to accommodate conference rooms. At the stadium entrance, attendees will have access to the digital map, enabling them to efficiently navigate from one point to another and locate any conference room seamlessly.

The decision for Azerbaijan to hos
t COP29 was finalized at the COP28 plenary meeting in Dubai on December 11 of the previous year. COP, the Conference of the Parties, is the primary governing body responsible for overseeing the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, an agreement established at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The convention currently has 198 member countries, with the COP convening annually unless otherwise decided by the parties. The inaugural COP event was held in March 1995 in Berlin, Germany, and its secretariat is based in Bonn.