UAE Space Agency leads first Space Pavilion participation at COP28

UAE Space Agency leads first Space Pavilion participation at COP28

DUBAI/WAM The UAE Space Agency is leading the first participation of the Space Pavilion in the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), between 30 November to 12 December 2023, under the slogan ‘Space for Sustainability’. Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and Chairperson of UAE ...

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The UAE Space Agency is leading the first participation of the Space Pavilion in the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), between 30 November to 12 December 2023, under the slogan ‘Space for Sustainability’.

Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology and Chairperson of UAE Space Agency, said, “At a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, the space sector is emerging as a vital tool to monitor and understand these changes using advanced technologies in space exploration. This helps us in developing effective strategies to combat the effects of climate change and provide sustainable solutions to the environmental challenges we face.”

Al Amiri added, “While our participation in COP 28 is an opportunity for knowledge exchange, it also constitutes a platform to unite global efforts towards confronting current challenges, so we can work