We all have a responsibility to protect our environment: UAE minister

We all have a responsibility to protect our environment: UAE minister

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri speaks about World Environment Day activities in the country and environmental protection efforts

UAE Minister for Climate Change and Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri. — File photo

Published: Sat 4 Jun 2022, 11:44 PM

Today, we observe World Environment Day that aims to encourage worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment.

This year, the occasion holds special importance because it marks 50 years since the 1972 United Nations (UN) Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm that is considered the first international meeting on the environment. The event spurred the formation of environment ministries and agencies around the world, kickstarted a host of new global agreements to protect the environment and paved the way for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister for Climate Change and Environment, gives us the lowdown on the World Environment Day activities in the country and the environmental protection efforts.

Excerpts from the interview:

How is the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) marking World Environment Day 2022, celebrated under the theme ‘Only One Earth’?

On Saturday morning, we hosted an event in partnership with the Fujairah Environment Authority, Fujairah Adventures Center and Emirates Diving Association (EDA) that engaged amateur divers in