NEW YORK, 20th September, 2022 (WAM) — The UAE announced today the establishment of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA) during New York Climate Week. The UICCA is a non-partisan, climate action entity that will bring together members of the public and private sector, including academic institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to drive the […]
DUBAI, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) — The UAE Climate Council, headed by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, discussed priorities on the country’s climate agenda at its first meeting since its establishment, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE). Almheiri said the current acceleration […]
ABU DHABI, 7th September, 2022 (WAM) — Developed world should take urgent action to cooperate and help countries that observe the repercussions of climate change overcome all difficulties, the chief of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Francesco La Camera, Director-General of IRENA, said that […]
CAIRO, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) — Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The event will begin on 4 November, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm […]
DUBAI, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) today launched the UAE Climate-Responsible Companies Pledge. The pledge aims to increase the engagement of the private sector in the country’s decarbonisation drive, in line with the UAE Net Zero 2050 Strategic Initiative. The pledge forms the basis of future collaborations […]
Climate change goals must be sustainable if governments are to stick to them, the UAE’s environment minister said, at a time when the energy crisis has led to a scramble for new sources of oil and gas. Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said there must be a realism about the transition to clean energy. […]
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 […]
