UAE takes part in UN climate change meet in Morocco

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, arrived in this Moroccan city today, to head the UAE delegation which is attending the 22nd Conference of the Parties, COP 22, of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, and the Africa Action Summit.

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed is leading the high-level delegation on behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was invited by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the host of the events.

The two-week conference started on 7th November where international leaders, organisations and advisors will work out how to implement a global climate agreement.

The UAE’s participation in the summit is part of its efforts to contain the impact of climate change and build constructive partnerships with government and non-government organisations as well as civil activists in a bid to share insights, experiences and experiments, and reach resolutions that will help address climate issues.

The delegates will also present the UAE’s initiatives for tackling environmental challenges.

''Participation of the UAE in the Marrakech Climate Change Conference underlines its leadership’s concern for environmental issues and for taking practical actions in making critical global decisions regarding climate change and conservation of the environment for their direct impact on the sustainable development plans in the state,'' said Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment.

''The UAE will join hands with Morocco to mobilise and unify international efforts, aimed to mitigate the impact of human activities on the environment,'' he added.

The UAE delegates will also engage in plenary sessions, workshops and panel discussions to review all options and proposed solutions to current challenges, he said.

The delegation, including more than 200 representatives from the government, academia and the private sector, as well as 30 university students, will hold a series of meetings with other participants and discuss collaborative efforts and ways of encouraging scientific research that will contribute towards finding creative solutions to the climate change impact