DUBAI, 22nd July, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) organised a workshop to update the National Strategy to Combat Desertification in line with its efforts to prevent and reverse land degradation and meet the UAE’s commitment to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). Held on July 19th and […]
Rescue teams in Oman continued their search for missing people on Sunday after days of heavy downpours caused flooding. The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority on Saturday night said crews found the body of a person who went missing in Wadi Ahin outside Sohar city, the fifth fatality to be confirmed. Efforts are ongoing to […]
DUBAI, 1st July, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has hosted the second National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA), dedicated to the energy industry. Themed, “The energy sector: A catalyst towards carbon neutrality”, the session convened 52 representatives of relevant public and private sector entities, including leading UAE-based power companies. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., 29th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Atlantic Council Global Energy Centre recently announced the selection of its fourth class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship, which saw UAE’s Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan be named as the first woman from the GCC to be part […]
DUBAI, 11th June, 2022 (WAM) — Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) will host its 11th Annual Congress on Wednesday at the Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre under the theme of ‘Path to Net Zero 2050: Connectivity, Liveability, and Sustainability’. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Honorary President of EmiratesGBC and CEO of Alliances […]
BONN, Germany, 10th June, 2022 (WAM) — A UAE delegation of climate diplomats have stated the case for progressive climate action as an enabler for global stability, low-carbon economic progress and inclusive prosperity at the Bonn Climate Change Conference for the 56th session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) subsidiary bodies from […]
ABU DHABI, 4th June, 2022 (WAM) — Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, has emphasised that for the past five decades, the UAE has placed environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources at the heart of its development strategy and made distinctive contributions to international efforts to tackle climate […]
The world would look very different without steel. No railways, bridges, bikes or cars. No washing machines or fridges. Most advanced medical equipment and mechanical tools would be almost impossible to create. Steel is essential for the circular economy, and yet some policymakers and NGOs continue to see it as a problem, and not a […]
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 […]
The world’s poorest are at growing risk from climate change as cities around the globe face increasing weather-related problems, a charity warned on Monday. Christian Aid said that cities including London, Beijing and New Delhi face mounting risks from drought driven by climate change. Without action, London could run out of water within 25 years and a severe drought could […]
