The Caspian Sea used to lie beneath these swings. Now it's shrunk

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On a beach just outside the Azerbaijani capital Baku, a pair of deserted swings creak back and forth in the wind.

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Caspian Sea

Lake in Eurasia – the world's largest lake

COP29 delegates leave summit with a bad aftertaste

In Azerbaijan, the oil is cheap, the skyscrapers are shaped like fire and donuts, and the ruling elite have got rich quick from its abundant fossil fuels. It..

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Shrinking shores and dying fish: The catastrophic water levels of the Caspian Sea, near COP29 host 01:53

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Baku

Capital and largest city of Azerbaijan

COP29: Summit ends with $300bn a year climate finance deal for developing nations 01:42

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'We will try to protect what we can’ – Ukraine’s environment minister at COP29 02:27

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COP29: denial in the face of a climate emergency 01:00

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Azerbaijan

Country straddling West Asia and Eastern Europe

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