Kearney Survey: 7 in 10 UAE residents believe serious action should be taken in the next 5 years to mitigate the effects climate change

Kearney Survey: 7 in 10 UAE residents believe serious action should be taken in the next 5 years to mitigate the effects climate change

Dubai, UAE: 8 in 10 UAE survey respondents cite climate change as a serious crisis with 70% believing urgent action should be taken within the next five years to minimize its impact and secure a more sustainable future. This is according to a survey by leading global management consultancy firm Kearney that explores UAE residents’ outlook towards sustainability initiatives.

The study comes ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 27 later this month, where climate change will take center stage, globally. A key theme of the conference will be to address how the global community can work together to advance national interests and help achieve global climate goals to safeguard the word’s future under the tagline of ‘Together For Implementation’. The majority of UAE residents believe that addressing climate change will have a positive impact on cultural and social issues around the world, with 81% believing that climate change has a deep impact on the livelihoods of people in different countries. 68% highlighted that social imbalances could be corrected to a certain degree by countries taking collective action towards combatting climate change.

“In the past decade, countries in the Middle East region have made sustainability and energy transition a national priority.