As a part of the 12 months of Sustainability and in preparation for internet hosting the Convention of the Events to the United Nations Framework Conference on Local weather Change (COP28), the Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere organised a preparatory workshop to replace the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique and its motion plan according to worldwide pointers and the World Biodiversity Framework.
The workshop was attended by HE Dr Mohammed Salman Al Hammadi, Assistant Undersecretary for Biodiversity & Marine Life Sector on the Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere, in addition to representatives from numerous federal and native authorities entities, the educational sector, civil society organisations, the non-public sector, and Ministry employees from completely different technical departments.
In his speech through the workshop, HE Dr Mohammed Salman Al Hammadi mentioned: “The United Arab Emirates has labored to reinforce and intensify efforts to preserve and defend biodiversity by means of an built-in political and legislative system. In earlier years, it has launched quite a few initiatives, applications, and initiatives that promote environmental safety, involving all segments of society in reaching this objective.”
His Excellency additional defined that the nation had issued the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique and several other insurance policies to work in the direction of its goals. He famous that the UAE had adopted the strategic initiative to realize local weather neutrality by 2050, which serves as a nationwide driver aimed toward reaching zero emissions. As a part of contributing to this objective, the UAE will plant 100 million timber by 2030, because it is without doubt one of the options in the direction of local weather neutrality as a consequence of its huge environmental and local weather advantages.
HE Al Hammadi added: “In keeping with the necessities of aligning the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique with the worldwide framework, the ministry is engaged on updating the technique with the participation of all related sectors within the nation. Right now, we collect on this workshop to take heed to all companions’ proposals and priceless opinions, which is able to undoubtedly contribute to enriching the technique and making it a nationwide doc supported by all stakeholders.”
The just lately held workshop in Dubai reviewed the efforts of the United Arab Emirates in biodiversity and the progress made in implementing the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique 2014–2021. It mentioned the imaginative and prescient and up to date mission of the nationwide technique and the strategic instructions for biodiversity in 2031, together with different strategic indicators.
The workshop additionally recognised the success tales and experiences of assorted worldwide and native entities and their efforts on this area. These included the United Nations Atmosphere Programme – West Asia Workplace, the Atmosphere Company – Abu Dhabi, Dubai Municipality, Fujairah Atmosphere Company – Fujairah, Dibba Al Fujairah Municipality, and the Emirates Environmental Group. As well as, it introduced the goals of worldwide, nationwide, and native methods and motion plans, aiming to replicate and align them with the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique.
Moreover, the workshop reviewed the guiding framework for creating nationwide methods of the Ministry of Cupboard Affairs and familiarised members with the worldwide Kunming-Montreal Framework for Biodiversity.
After reviewing these experiences, the workshop mentioned the outputs of the working teams and examined the viewpoints of every entity concerning the long run Nationwide Biodiversity Technique.
It’s deliberate that the Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere will organise the second workshop to proceed updating the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique and motion plan through the third quarter of this yr.
The Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere has scheduled the second workshop for the third quarter of this yr. The workshop goals to facilitate the continued replace of the Nationwide Biodiversity Technique and motion plan.
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