All posts
    UAE launches region’s first waste-to-feed project

    DUBAI, 27th May, 2022 (WAM) — Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, inaugurated the region’s first project that will upcycle organic waste into high-quality products. The venture by innovative homegrown startup Circa Biotech farms black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, fed by food leftovers before being turned into animal proteins, organic […]

    EGA, AUS to research food waste re-use for soils made with bauxite residue

    ABU DHABI, 26th May, 2022 (WAM) — Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) today announced a collaboration with the American University of Sharjah’ (AUS) College of Engineering to research the economic and environmental benefits of re-using food waste to enrich manufactured soils made from bauxite residue, and further applications in waste-to-energy. The AED1.6 million three-year research project […]

    UAE begins waste-to-energy era
    26 May 2022

    ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2022 (WAM) — The UAE, yesterday, began a new era of clean energy production and climate neutrality by producing the first kilowatt (KW) of energy from waste, through the inauguration of the Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Plant. The plant, the first of its kind in the region, will help turn nearly 300,000 tonnes […]

    ADU previews sustainable smart construction, concrete 3D printing in ‘ADU-ASU Research Forum’

    ABU DHABI, 25th May, 2022 (WAM) — Following the success of the Research Forum in 2019 and 2021, the College of Engineering (CoE) at Abu Dhabi University (ADU), the largest engineering college in the UAE, hosted the third edition of the ADU-ASU Research Forum 2022 under the theme of “Concrete in Hot Weather: Design for […]

    National Biosecurity Committee convenes first meeting of 2022

    DUBAI, 24th May, 2022 (WAM) — The National Biosecurity Committee held its first meeting of 2022 to examine multiple relevant issues and review the status of the deliverables and recommendations of its second meeting of 2021. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, presided over the meeting. The committee discussed the […]

    Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy launches targeted capacity building programme in preparation for COP28
    25 May 2022

    ABU DHABI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — The Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), the UAE’s leading diplomatic training centre, in cooperation with the Office for the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, have launched a capacity building programme aimed at enhancing knowledge, information and skills to address climate change through progressive climate action. The training […]

    Major retail outlets in Abu Dhabi support implementation of Single-Use Plastics Policy

    ABU DHABI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — A group of senior executives from major retail outlets in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi recently signed a voluntary declaration, committing them to support the implementation of the Abu Dhabi Single-Use Plastic Policy. The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) launched the policy in March 2020, which, along […]

    Ministry of Climate Change and Environment kicks off National Dialogue for Climate Ambition

    DUBAI, 23rd May, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has launched the National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA) as a platform to define and raise sectoral climate ambition and advance all-inclusive participation in the UAE Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative to meet the country’s international climate commitments, particularly the […]

    Jawaher Al Qasimi lauds Sharjah’s sustainability practices

    SHARJAH, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has hailed the emirate’s pioneering efforts in safeguarding and protecting the environment in line with national and global sustainable development principles and practices. Sheikha Jawaher noted […]

    UoS is first university in Arab World to receive STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability Achievements

    ABU DHABI, 22nd May, 2022 (WAM) — The University of Sharjah (UoS) is the first university in the Arab World to earn a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS) Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Florida, United States. STARS, […]