Baku: A Sustainability Careers Fair was organized within the Baku Climate Action Week, serving as a platform to connect university students with professionals in sustainability sectors such as business, consultancy, technology, energy, environment, and circular economy. This event aims to raise awareness, generate interest, and inspire career choices aligned with sustainable development and climate action.
According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, Nigar Arpadarai, MP and UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan, highlighted in her opening remarks the broad discussions featured during the Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW2025) on topics such as agriculture, water scarcity, and women and children’s issues. She emphasized the importance of these discussions for shaping the future.
Nigar Arpadarai further emphasized the need for young people to acquire new skills to adapt to current realities. She stressed that climate change will affect all areas of life in the future, and young people must be flexible and demonstrate increased responsibility, especially since climate change is a reality with severe impacts in some regions.
The event also featured speakers like Leyla Hasanova, Youth Climate Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan, and Adila Aliyeva, head of the Projects and Volunteering Department at the “Regional Development” Public Union of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
A panel discussion moderated by Nigar Huseynzade, Human Resources Director at Pasha Property Management and Chairperson of the HR and VET Working Group of the German Chamber of Commerce, continued the event. Panelists included Rana Tahirova, Communications and Sustainable Development Manager at Holcim Azerbaijan, and representatives such as Madina Mammadova from Deloitte and Elnara Guliyeva from AZAL, among others.