Champion of sustainability: 3 ways UAE President ensures environment-friendly future

Champion of sustainability: 3 ways UAE President ensures environment-friendly future

A keen champion of everything green, Sheikh Mohamed announced 2023 as the Year of Sustainability (YOS) in January

Published: Fri 12 May 2023, 6:00 AM

It has been one year since His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was unanimously elected as the President of UAE by the members of the country’s Supreme Council. However, his work on improving the environment and sustainability began long before he was President.

After taking helm of the country, his efforts have had profound impact on related initiatives in the country. A keen champion of everything green, Sheikh Mohamed announced 2023 as the Year of Sustainability (YOS) in January. The move has inspired collective action through a nationwide commitment towards sustainable practices.

Last month, the team at YOS launched an initiative that recognized mothers as the masters of recycling. It highlighted how UAE mothers reused items to create a legacy of sustainability.

YOS is just one of the initiatives championed by Sheikh Mohamed. He was instrumental in establishing the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and has led significant conservation efforts to protect the falcon, houbara bustard and Arabian oryx within the UAE and internationally.

In January 2008, he announced that the Abu Dhabi Government would contribute approximated Dh.54 billion