Ministry of Climate Change and Environment hosts inception workshop for UAE National Adaptation Plan

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment hosts inception workshop for UAE National Adaptation Plan

- The workshop was organised in collaboration with the Global Institute for Green Growth and Zayed University.

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- Critical gaps and barriers were identified, and gender considerations were incorporated into the NAP development process.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), in collaboration with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Zayed University, conducted a two-day Inception Workshop for the UAE's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) at Zayed University's Dubai Campus.

His Excellency Essa Al Hashmi, Assistant Undersecretary for the Sustainable Communities Sector and Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Green Development & Climate Change Sector at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, attended the workshop, along with local-level climate action stakeholders, members from the private sector, academia, and civil society.

The Inception Workshop aligns with the MOCCAE's efforts for the Year of Sustainability 2023 and builds momentum towards the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which the UAE is hosting this year and will witness the announcement of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan in the UAE.

The ambitious plan aims to establish and implement flexible mechanisms, policies, and controls that ensure achieving resilience and adaptation to climate change across