UAE’s Remarkable Successes in Protecting the Environment and Natural Resources Since the Union

2023-08-07 13:09:47

Monday, August 7, 2023 – 5:05 PM

The “Impact” axis in the “National Sustainability” campaign focuses on the positive results of sustainability initiatives.

• In 1995, the UAE achieved a quantum leap in its international presence by joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
• The UAE’s accession to the Convention translates into a strong commitment to active participation in protecting the Earth.
• The 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change is the true foundation for joint global efforts to confront climate change.

• The recommendations of the “Earth Summit” 1992 ranged between new methods of education and new ways of preserving natural resources.

ABU DHABI, 7th August / WAM / The UAE has achieved remarkable successes in the field of protecting the environment and natural resources since the dawn of the Union. Climate action, starting with its signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer in 1989.
In 1995, the UAE achieved a qualitative leap in its international presence by joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was negotiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro in 1992, (also called the Conference on Climate Change). Earth Summit), and this treaty entered into force in 1994, and the agreement established an annual forum, known as the Conference of the Parties or “COP”, which held its first session in the German capital, Berlin, in 1995.
(quality step)
The 1992 Framework Convention on Climate Change is the real starting point for joint global efforts to combat climate change, which paved the way for the adoption of the “Kyoto Protocol” in 1997, which entered into force in 2005, and was ratified by the UAE in the same year.
Ten years following the Kyoto Protocol entered into force, the world achieved a new achievement, the Paris Climate Agreement. COP28″ is a natural matter, as the “Dubai Expo City”, from November 30 to December 12, will be the focus of the world’s attention, given the great hopes pinned on this conference to confront climate changes and protect the planet and its natural resources to ensure a better future for new generations.
The “Impact” axis within the “National Sustainability” campaign, which was recently launched in conjunction with the preparations to host “COP28”, focuses on the results and positive impact of sustainability initiatives in the UAE in various fields, whether it is related to the environment, renewable energy, natural wealth preservation or planning. Urban and others.
( Introduced “COP”)
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) was held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992. Leaders, diplomats, scientists and organizations participated in the activities of the conference, which coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the first conference on the human environment in the Swedish capital, Stockholm in 1972. NGOs from 179 countries, with the aim of uniting efforts to protect the climate and to focus on the impact of human social and economic activities on the environment.
In conjunction with the conference, a global NGO Forum was held in Rio de Janeiro, which brought together an unprecedented number of representatives of NGOs, who presented their own vision of the future of the world with regard to the environment and social and economic development.
The Rio de Janeiro Conference in 1992 showed that the various social, economic and environmental factors are interrelated and arise together, and concluded that success in one sector requires work in other sectors to ensure continuity over time.
The main objective of the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro was how to reach a broad agenda and a new blueprint for international action on environmental and development issues that would help guide international cooperation and development policy in the twenty-first century, ensuring the integrity of the Earth and the secure future of civilization. humanity.
The Rio de Janeiro conference considered that the concept of sustainable development is a goal that can be achieved for all peoples of the world. Through constructive cooperation between the governments of the world.
The conference recognized that integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions and achieving a balance between them requires new perceptions regarding the methods of production and consumption, living and working, and the way decisions are made. “.

(future investment strategies)
The United Nations considered that one of the main outcomes of the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro is the 21st century agenda, which is a program of action that calls for new strategies for investing in the future to achieve comprehensive sustainable development in the twenty-first century, and its recommendations ranged from new methods of education to new methods. To preserve natural resources, as well as, new ways to participate in a sustainable economy.
As the United Nations organization saw, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development achieved many great achievements such as the Rio de Janeiro Declaration and its 27 global principles, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Declaration of Principles for Forest Management, as well as ( Earth Summit) led to the establishment of the Commission on Sustainable Development, the first World Conference on Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States was held in 1994, and negotiations for the establishment of the Convention on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

(ambitious national strategy)
The UAE’s accession to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change reflects a strong commitment to active participation in international efforts to protect the earth, which was represented by qualitative measures and initiatives, as the strategic initiative for climate neutrality by 2050, which was approved in 2021, emerged as one of the major successes in the country’s climate action. The UAE, becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to announce its goal to achieve climate neutrality.
The deployment and use of clean energy solutions is one of the main pillars of the UAE model in working for climate and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as the UAE targets within the energy strategy until 2050 a mixture of renewable, nuclear and clean energy sources, to ensure a balance between economic needs and environmental goals with investments amounting to 600 billion dirhams until 2050.
While the world is looking forward with great interest to the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change “COP28”, the UAE’s hosting of this major event is a qualitative step given the country’s organizational capabilities and inspiring initiatives in sustainability, and its ability to positively influence international efforts to reach A common vision to face climate change and protect the planet and the future of future generations.

Mostafa Badr El Din

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