Minister of Climate Change and Environment highlights UAE’s climate action, food security efforts at UNGA 77th session

Minister of Climate Change and Environment highlights UAE’s climate action, food security efforts at UNGA 77th session

DUBAI, 25th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, participated in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York as part of the UAE delegation, led by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

During the global gathering, she highlighted the country’s efforts in sustainable development, climate action, and food security, and explored new synergies in this space with other countries in the run-up to the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) that the UAE will host in 2023.

At the event, the UAE joined the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) to End Plastic Pollution that aims to eliminate plastic pollution by 2040. Launched in August 2022, the body is working on developing an ambitious international instrument based on a comprehensive approach that ensures urgent action and effective interventions along the full lifecycle of plastics.

She said, "The UAE is proud to be a member of the HAC to End Plastic Pollution, whose objective aligns with the nation’s commitment to combating pollution on all fronts and reducing its negative impacts on the environment. To address the root causes of plastic pollution, our government, in