The representative of the President of Azerbaijan on climate issues, Mukhtar Babayev, told Report about this at the closing of the UN Youth Local Conference on Climate Change (LCOY Azerbaijan 2025). According to him, the Caspian’s shallowing process is ongoing and is projected to deepen further.

“Due to the drop in water levels, the ports themselves are becoming shallower, causing problems with vessel reception and cargo unloading. In addition, the declining sea level negatively affects biodiversity, leads to the death of living organisms, and the formation of new islands. Oil and gas operations in the water area are also under threat,” he added.

He noted that over the past 20 years, approximately 7% of the world’s glaciers have melted.

“And this process continues. Particularly intensive melting is observed in the Greater Caucasus,” Babayev emphasized.