Maktoum bin Mohammed heads the UAE delegation to the Green Middle East Summit
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, headed the UAE delegation participating in the "Green Middle East Initiative" summit, which was held today in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and sought to support efforts to combat climate change. Enhancing the region’s participation in finding effective and effective solutions to reduce its negative repercussions.
On this occasion, His Highness valued the efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the follow-up of the Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in various fields. Especially those that bring benefit and interest to the Gulf peoples and the Arab region in general, as the Green Middle East Summit reflects the Kingdom’s keenness and its wise leadership to bring about a real qualitative leap in the field of environmental conservation in the region, wishing His Highness all success to the Kingdom in its relentless quest for the future and the projects and initiatives it implements quality in various sustainable development paths.
His Highness, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, noted the great interest of the United Arab Emirates under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State and Ruler Dubai, and his brother, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, to the cause of protecting the environment, preserving its natural resources and ensuring their sustainability for future generations, which is evident in the projects and initiatives launched by the state in the field of sustainability and the transition to a green economy, and in The first of these is the Emirates Green Development Strategy, which aims to adopt the green economy approach as a strategic option and transform the national economy into a sustainable, low-carbon green economy by adopting the best environmental practices and using technology and innovative solutions.
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that the UAE is moving at a steady and confident pace in the path of environmental preservation and combating climate change by following a development model based on the principle of sustainability that ensures a balance between the broad developmental goals of the state in various fields and the preservation of the environment and its natural elements And protecting it from pollutants within the framework of the state's commitment to support the important goals mentioned in the relevant international conventions and treaties.
The Green Middle East Initiative summit brought together prominent international and regional leaders, and the participation of governmental institutions, organizations and civil associations in order to reach consensus on measures to meet common environmental commitments, and start a new phase of climate diplomacy and international cooperation, in order to promote climate action on a large scale and quickly.
The initiative includes the largest reforestation program in the world, which includes planting 50 billion trees in the Middle East, restoring an area equivalent to 200 million hectares of degraded land, which represents 5% of the global goal, which achieves a 5.2% reduction in global carbon rates, in addition to Reducing 60% of the carbon emissions rates resulting from oil production in the region, in addition to the joint efforts that will achieve a reduction in emissions by more than 10% of global contributions.
Follow our latest local and sports news and the latest political and economic developments via Google news