{"id":680,"date":"2026-05-20T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-held-an-event-titled-transition-to-a-circular-and-green-economy-at-wuf13\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:17:00","slug":"iepf-held-an-event-titled-transition-to-a-circular-and-green-economy-at-wuf13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iepf-ngo.org\/en\/iepf-held-an-event-titled-transition-to-a-circular-and-green-economy-at-wuf13\/","title":{"rendered":"IEPF held an event titled \u201cTransition to a Circular and Green Economy\u201d at WUF13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\tOn May 20, within the framework of WUF13, an event titled \u201cTransition to a Circular and Green Economy: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Urban Development\u201d was held with the support of the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and organized by the International Eurasia Press Fund (IEPF).<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t\tThe event held at the NGO Agency\u2019s pavilion located in the \u201cWUF13 Urban Expo,\u201d the President of IEPF, Umud Mirzayev, delivered the opening speech and first expressed his gratitude to the NGO Agency.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\u201cFirst of all, I would like to thank the Agency for State Support to Non-Governmental Organizations for its support in organizing this event within the framework of WUF13. The topic we are discussing today \u2014 the transition to a green and circular economy \u2014 is highly relevant and strategically important. In fact, these two directions represent the new philosophy of the cities of the future. Azerbaijan is also taking significant steps in this area. In particular, the \u2018smart city\u2019 and \u2018smart village\u2019 projects implemented in the liberated territories, as well as the creation of green energy zones, are real examples of a sustainable development model,\u201d Mirzayev stated.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAfterwards, Oscar Nu\u00f1ez, Policy Officer at the Secretariat of the World Association of the Major Metropolises, spoke on \u201cThe Contribution of Solar Energy and Green Energy Solutions to Urban Development\u201d; Zahid Farrukh Mammadov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Economic Research at Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), delivered a presentation titled \u201cFrom the \u2018Concrete Economy\u2019 to a Green Urbanization Model\u201d;<\/p>\n

\n\t\tNik Nwolisa, PhD candidate in World Economy at Khazar University and researcher-writer, addressed the topic \u201cFrom Oil Dependency to Circular Sustainability: Azerbaijan\u2019s Green Economy Path for Sustainable Urban Development\u201d; and Farida Ali, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Nutrition and Medical Ecology at Azerbaijan Medical University, spoke on \u201cUrban Planning and Human Health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAt the end of the event, an interactive question-and-answer session was held between the speakers and participants.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDuring the session, participants exchanged views on the impact of the transition to a green and circular economy on urban planning policy, the role of renewable energy sources in the urban.<\/p>\n

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