Global Alliance on Green Economy launched during WGES in Dubai

Global Alliance on Green Economy launched during WGES in Dubai

DUBAI - The World Green Economy Summit (WGES), which kicked off today at the Dubai World Trade Centre, saw the launch of the ‘Global Alliance on Green Economy’.

The ‘Global Alliance on Green Economy’ aims to build a coalition of countries, prioritising a green economy in the context of climate action and sustainable development, to enhance the capacity of developing countries, provide support for their green economy transition projects and exchange knowledge on implementation.

The launch was announced by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organisation, and MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), during a ministerial roundtable on green economy on the opening day of the Summit, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Around 25 ministers and officials from around the world were present.

The Ministerial Roundtable on Green Economy was attended by Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, India; Hussein Makhlouf, Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Syria; Naseer Ahamed, Minister of Environment, Sri Lanka; Dr. Mona Ali Mohammed Ahmed, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (HCENR), Sudan; Kavydass Ramano, Minister of Environment,