Maryam Al Muhairi: The UAE is a global model in environmental and climate action

Maryam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, affirmed that the UAE, over the past five decades, has placed protecting the environment and ensuring the sustainability of its natural resources and biodiversity, a fundamental pillar of its work and development strategy.

And she said in a statement on the occasion of World Environment Day, which falls tomorrow: In all of our quest to find a better future for us, our children and future generations, we must be well aware that we only have one Earth and one planet, if we do not share and cooperate today to protect it and preserve the health of its environment, it will not be Tomorrow we can ensure a sustainable future.

She added that the UAE, over the past five decades, has placed protecting the environment and ensuring the sustainability of its natural resources and biodiversity as a basic pillar of its work and development strategy. Globally in environmental and climate work, and in order to ensure the continuation of this long journey and keep pace with the goals of the state, we work at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to strengthen our cooperation and partnership with all our strategic partners to promote the adoption of the various groups and components of society for the practices of tolerance and sustainability in dealing with the environment and natural resources.

And she continued: On World Environment Day 2022, which falls on June 5 of each year, and this year comes under the slogan "We only own one land", we celebrate the march of achievements made by our country locally and globally to enhance the health of the planet and motivate efforts to confront all challenges that pose a threat to it. Through an integrated system of strategies, legislation, initiatives, programs and projects, which recently culminated in the announcement of the strategic initiative to strive towards achieving climate neutrality by 2050, the UAE leads the region in climate action efforts, and participates effectively and pioneers in the pace of this work globally.

She added, on the occasion of World Environment Day, I call on all members of society and its institutions to enhance their participation in the work to protect the health of our environment and our planet, as each of us has a responsibility and a role that can be played. However, in fact, they are effective and powerful contributions as a whole, and their role is to contribute to strengthening our country's efforts and achieving its goals to ensure a better future for current and future generations.

She concluded her statement by saying: As part of our celebration of this day, the Ministry will organize over two days a set of environmental events aimed at presenting an effective and realistic model to the public with the efforts they can participate in to protect our environment, including an event for coral farming in the Emirate of Fujairah with the aim of enhancing efforts to protect the marine environment and providing more From habitats to marine life, and the activity of mangrove cultivation in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain to enhance efforts to reduce emissions, in addition to an open dialogue session entitled "Environmental Safety and Security" aimed at raising community awareness of environmental work.

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