Presidential Aide, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev led the Russian delegation at the 16^th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which was held from October 21 to November 1 in Cali, Colombia.

Aide to the President, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev headed the Russian delegation at a ministerial meeting to prepare the 29^th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 11 to 22, 2024.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Governor of the Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin.

Russia joined the COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action, proposed by the UAE at the opening the 28^th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The conference, chaired by the UAE, is taking place in Dubai from November 30 through December 12, 2023. Presidential Adviser Ruslan Edelgeriyev is leading the Russian delegation.

Adviser to the President Ruslan Edelgeriyev delivered the official statement on behalf of the Russian Federation during the High-Level Segment of the 28^th United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC held on November 30-December 12 in Dubai, UAE. Ruslan Edelgeriyev is leading the Russian delegation at this international event.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev chaired the 42^nd meeting of the Presidential Executive Office interdepartmental working group on climate change and sustainable development.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev took part in the ministerial meeting on preparations for the 28^th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai.

The President has approved a list of instructions following a meeting with the Government on August 16, 2023.

Adviser to the President, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev took part in the Climate Ambition Summit and ministerial consultations on the global stocktake of progress on the Paris Agreement and losses and damage arising from the adverse effects of climate change.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev chaired the 40th meeting of the Presidential Executive Office Inter-Agency Working Group on Climate Change and Sustainable Development.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Sergei Ivanov, Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev took part in the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, held in the UAE from January 14 to 19, 2023.

Adviser to the President, Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev headed the Russian delegation at the 15^th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Canada on December 7–19.

Presidential Adviser and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev met with Egypt’s Ambassador to Russia Nazih Ali Elnaggary.

Presidential Adviser and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev took part in a ministerial meeting on preparations for the 27^th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on October 3–5.

During his working trip to Kamchatka, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with participants in the Ecosystem: Protected Territory National Environmental Youth Forum.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev chaired the 38^th meeting of the Presidential Executive Office interdepartmental working group on climate change and sustainable development.

Adviser to the President and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev, as head of the Russian delegation, took part in the high-level segment of the 15^th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification held inAbidjan, Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, on May 9–10, 2022.

Presidential Adviser and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues Ruslan Edelgeriyev had a meeting with Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Republic of Armenia on Debt-for-Climate Swaps Erik Grigoryan.