Read the strategy of "climate change and the environment" for the post-"Covid-19" period ... and stressed the need to enhance food diversity and raise local sufficiency rates.
Mohammed bin Rashid: The Corona crisis taught us that the fate of countries is one and our future is intertwined
Mohammed bin Rashid during his meeting with the team of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed “the need to expand our network of regional and international partnerships, based on a common vision based on reducing the economic and social repercussions of climate change, preserving the planet’s resources, and diversifying Energy sources, ”adding His Highness,“ The global Corona crisis has taught us that the fate of countries is one and our future is intertwined, and it is not possible to work in isolation from the global system to protect a global homeland, which is Earth. ”
His Highness said, during a meeting with the team of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, that “the UAE is one of the first countries in the region that has paid great attention to protecting the environment and addressing the consequences of climate change, by adopting green policies and launching pioneering initiatives in this vital sector.” Enhancing plans to protect our ecosystems, preserve our resources from depletion, enhance biodiversity, and achieve the highest levels of productive efficiency, to ensure the preservation of our natural wealth.
His Highness affirmed that "enhancing food diversity, ensuring the security and safety of the food product, and raising local sufficiency ratios should be at the forefront of the priorities of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change file for the post-Covid-19 phase."
His Highness stressed that "local food products must be supported to be a basic component of the food security system and a vital contributor to promoting sustainable development."
His Highness pointed out that “the green economy will be one of the vital industries in the country, and it is necessary to direct our future plans, combining the protection of the environmental and climate system, and achieving the highest rates of economic sustainability and societal well-being,” adding that “our mission is to invest smart in our natural wealth and preserve Our ecosystem to build a sustainable future for generations. ”
During the meeting - in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi - His Highness was briefed on the ministry’s strategy within the framework of the comprehensive development of the government work system in the country in the post-Covid phase. 19 ».
The Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, gave a comprehensive presentation of the ministry’s strategy in the next phase, and the most prominent of the vital files presented in the framework of future directions.
He praised the leadership's efforts and its constant eagerness to provide all forms of support to national institutions and cadres, to achieve sustainable development in the various productive sectors, stressing that the ministry works according to a common methodology with all the competent authorities and relevant authorities in the government and private sectors, to achieve the country's strategic policies and goals related to its tasks and competencies.
“Despite the pressures and challenges that the food production sector faces in the country, foremost of which is climate change and limited water resources, we are confident that our employment of advanced technologies and good practices makes us able to overcome these challenges and create better opportunities for the development of this sector, and enhance its contribution to Food security and the national economy ».
He added: “Based on the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, we conducted a series of field visits, in cooperation with our partners in the local departments, including border outlets, food laboratory centers, agricultural owners and fishermen, and we were introduced to the pressures and challenges facing the food production sector and opportunities. Improvement, to strengthen plans and efforts aimed at promoting the food product and ensuring its safety and security in the coming stage, as well as providing all forms of support to farmers and fishermen.
He continued: “What we have seen during our visits to many farms in the country of advanced and sustainable agricultural patterns and high-quality products, raises hope in our ability to develop this sector and enhance the ability of the local product to compete in the local and global markets.”
He explained that “part of the future strategy of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment aims to enhance food diversity, raise local self-sufficiency rates according to the highest standards of safety and security, as well as enhance the state’s competitiveness and develop the economic aspects of trade in food products, to preserve the country's position as an important main station in the field of exchange.” Trade in foodstuffs and products.
He indicated that the Ministry is working with its partners to develop sustainable local production enabled by technology, by supporting the marketing of local agricultural products, developing the capabilities of producers and strengthening their link with sales outlets, supporting programs to encourage the establishment of small and medium enterprises, attracting more investments and increasing the involvement of the private sector in projects Food production.
The Ministry is also working to ensure food safety by working to establish a reference laboratory in cooperation with the private sector, to develop and standardize control standards at border ports and markets, and to apply food safety standards and to raise their rates, and a program for accreditation of food establishments outside the country to facilitate the flow of entry through the country's ports.
Al-Nuaimi said that the UAE includes rich land and marine diversity, multiple and disparate ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, and endangered species among the first environmental issues that received attention in the country, especially since the UAE has a prestigious reputation in the field of biological diversity, and has for many years been ranked The first in the world in the standard of marine natural reserves in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which is one of the most important global indicators, as the number of protected areas has reached 49, which constitute more than 15% of the country's area.
He pointed out that the Ministry has developed the National Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the UAE Smart Map for Natural Capital, in addition to identifying alien and invasive species, which may constitute pests dangerous to biological diversity, and their paths, and developing a plan to combat them and limit their impacts.
Al-Nuaimi stated that the Ministry is currently seeking to rehabilitate areas rich in biodiversity in the country to declare them protected areas, to complete the national project for the Red List of Endangered Species, as well as to complete the Emirates Smart Map for Natural Capital and update the map of important sites for birds.
During his review of the ministry's work plan for the next stage, he explained that the marine environment is one of the most important natural systems and the richest economically and environmentally, pointing out that the ministry has achieved many achievements within this file, the most important of which are the launch of the national plan for climate change, the national program for adaptation, and the preparation of the national framework for sustainability Fish wealth, regulating fishing activities and practices, improving fish stocks, rehabilitating environmentally sensitive areas, setting up a national framework for sustainable governance of the marine and coastal environment, developing a national plan to combat marine pollutants, and monitoring natural changes and phenomena in the marine environment using satellites and artificial intelligence techniques.
Regarding the ministry's efforts to limit the repercussions of climate change, Al-Nuaimi touched on the National Climate Change Plan (2017-2050), which is the first of its kind in the region, as well as the draft federal law on climate change and the national program for adapting to climate change, stressing that The Ministry will continue to work on developing climate and economic modeling capabilities at the national level using modern technologies, including artificial intelligence techniques, building a national database for climate data, managing greenhouse gas emissions, improving natural and industrial emissions banks, and establishing more public-private partnership initiatives in The areas of mitigation and adaptation.
He added that the country began monitoring ambient air quality in 2007, through a network of ground monitoring stations distributed at the level of the Emirates, and today includes 54 stations, as the Ministry will seek with its partners to develop a national strategy for air quality beyond 2021, and to launch a central national platform for the state of air quality. In the country, modernizing the air pollution protection system, and raising the air quality rate to 90% by 2021, and to 100% by 2040.
Vice President of the State:
• “Local food products should be supported to be a basic tributary of the food security system and a vital contributor to promoting sustainable development.”
• “It is not possible to work in isolation from the global system to protect a global homeland, which is the Earth.”
• “The UAE is one of the first countries in the region to give great attention to protecting the environment and addressing the consequences of climate change.”
Abdullah Al-Nuaimi:
• “(Climate Change and Environment) realizes the importance of developing a sector that has flexibility and the ability to meet the needs of society, by making use of knowledge, technologies and good practices.”
Electronic waste management base
The Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, reviewed the issue of waste as one of the priority issues in the UAE, pointing out that efforts are currently focused on reducing the rate of waste generation, and transforming it from a burden into economic resources through recycling and converting it into energy, He said that the municipal solid waste treatment project in Umm Al Quwain, which covers the emirates of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, will start work this September, pointing to the issuance of Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 for integrated waste management, and the creation of a unified electronic database for waste management in the country.
Regarding the ministry’s objectives during the next stage, Al-Nuaimi said: “We aim to raise the percentage of treated municipal solid waste to 75%, apply the principle of extended producer responsibility, and establish a regulatory and operational framework to enhance the private sector’s involvement in the recycling industry to increase treatment rates, and increase interest in developing private research. To promote waste recycling, and the optimal use of recycled products, to enhance the concept of the circular economy and its applications.
• “We must preserve our resources from depletion, enhance biodiversity, and achieve the highest levels of productive efficiency.”
• “Our mission is to make smart investment in our natural wealth and preserve our ecosystem to build a sustainable future for generations.”
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