Rain fell in the Northern Emirates on Monday afternoon as the authorities remained alert after deadly floods last week. From Ajman to Fujairah on the east coast there were summer showers. A video from the national weather centre showed water cascading down the mountains In Ras Al Khaimah, although there were no reports of major flooding. Last […]
As the world’s climate changes, experts have said that mangroves have an increasingly important role to play as carbon sinks and as protection against changes to sea levels. While mangroves are threatened by human activity — Unesco said that they are disappearing up to five times as fast as forests — there are examples from […]
A team of volunteers rescued more than 24 dogs and 16 cats from a villa in Fujairah following days of heavy rainfall that led to widespread flooding across the emirate. Michele Francis, the founder of Animals and Us, was at home with her son Vernon, 27, when their property, which they share with 40 pets, was […]
DUBAI, 28th July, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) hosted the third National Dialogue for Climate Ambition (NDCA), dedicated to the finance industry. It was held under the theme ‘Financing the transition of the UAE to net zero by 2050’, and brought together over 80 representatives of relevant public and […]
ABU DHABI, 28th July, 2022 (WAM) — The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has led a high-profile tour of The National Aquarium attended by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, and Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary-General of EAD, to celebrate Shark Week, held between 24th to 31st July. […]
NEW YORK, 26th July, 2022 (WAM) — Time is running out to protect the world’s mangroves, which are not only home to many species but also an important hedge against climate impacts, the head of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said on Tuesday. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, called for greater global […]
ABU DHABI, 26th July, 2022 (WAM) — Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated an upgraded version of the National Air Quality Platform during a tour of the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) in Abu Dhabi. She was accompanied by Dr Abdulla Al Mandous, Director-General of NCM and President of the […]
ABU DHABI, 26th July, 2022 (WAM) — The UAE is always looking ahead, and as a nation it has developed strategic initiatives and plans up to 2050 and beyond. The vision for the UAE was inspired by its Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed, who, with one eye on the future, saw beyond the present […]
GENEVA, 26th July, 2022 (WAM) — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed progress by States towards a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero aviation carbon emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement’s temperature objectives. This is noted in the summary of discussions for the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) High Level Meeting […]
The UAE and France will work in partnership to maximise the social and economic benefits of climate action to help drive a green economy and deliver the “new industries, skills and jobs of the future”. The Office of the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and the French Government signed an agreement to bolster their co-operation on […]
