UAE Circular Economy council discusses ‘Year of Sustainability’ initiatives and COP28

UAE Circular Economy council discusses ‘Year of Sustainability’ initiatives and COP28

The discussion highlighted the need for cross-industry collaboration

Published: Sun 29 Jan 2023, 5:03 PM

The UAE Circular Economy council recently held a meeting to discuss ‘Year of Sustainability’ initiatives and COP28. Attended by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, the meeting was presided over by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment

The meeting was attended by Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, Eng Dawood Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, Abdulrahman Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman, Eng Essa Al Hashmi, Assistant Undersecretary for the Sustainable Communities Sector at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Eng Yousif Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Water and Future Energy at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Khaled Al Huraimel, CEO of Bee’ah, Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, Director General of Emirates Nature-WWF, Kristin Hughes from the World Economic Forum (WEF), Stuart Fleming of EnviroServe, Haseeb Ur Rahman, FrieslandCampina MENA, Faisal Falaknaz and Salwa Al Maflahi of Al Dar and a representative of Majid Al Futtaim Holding.

Sheikha Shamma said: “The first meeting