Ministry of Education announces UAE’s Green Education Partnership Roadmap in preparation for COP28

Ministry of Education announces UAE’s Green Education Partnership Roadmap in preparation for COP28

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the UAE's Green Education Partnership Roadmap in preparation for COP28.

The announcement was made during a press conference held by MoE at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education; Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education for the Care and Building Capacity Sector; Salah Khaled, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen ; and Jumana Haj-Ahmad, UNICEF Gulf Deputy Representative. Senior officials from MoE and representatives from its local and international partners also attended the press conference.

Dr. Al Falasi said that COP28 is important as it provides a roadmap for using education to achieve sustainable development goals and combat climate change, adding that it also increases awareness about climate change and discusses projects to address its effects. He emphasised the importance of global cooperation to integrate the climate agenda into education and coordinate efforts to combat climate change. He also noted that the UAE was keen to draw a practical and agile roadmap that countries across the globe can tailor, adapt to, and benefit from in educating students and educators about climate change.

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