UAE and Arctic Circle organize an open dialogue to drive climate action within the Third Pole-Himalayan region

UAE and Arctic Circle organize an open dialogue to drive climate action within the Third Pole-Himalayan region

Sharm El Sheikh-Egypt – The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), in collaboration with Arctic Circle, hosted an open dialogue on the Third Pole Process at the sidelines of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), running in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to 18.

The open dialogue included Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland and Chairman of Arctic Circle and His Excellency Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Iceland’s Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate and Chairman of the Arctic Council, 2019-2021. Among other participants were representatives from Arctic countries and the Third Pole – Himalayan Region and various institutions and organizations from other countries.

In June 2022, MOCCAE and Arctic Circle launched the Third Pole Process as a comprehensive effort to present the Arctic model of collaboration to the Third Pole-Himalayan region, in an attempt to mitigate the threats of melting glaciers and water insecurity, aggravated by climate change. The Third Pole region is a term that denotes the geographic vicinity of the Himalaya, which includes India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and several countries in Central Asia.

Her Excellency Mariam bint