UAE Council for Environmental and Municipal Work discusses national environmental goals, explores key issues and projects

UAE Council for Environmental and Municipal Work discusses national environmental goals, explores key issues and projects

DUBAI, 29th March, 2023 (WAM) -- Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, chaired the first meeting of the UAE Council for Environmental and Municipal Work for 2023, where members discussed a range of critical and environmental issues, as well as partnership with the private sector.

The meeting sought to support and advance the Council’s efforts to drive sustainability at the national level and across various key sectors.

Attendees at the meeting included Abdulla Sultan Alfan Al Shamsi from the Ministry of Economy; Dr. Hussain Al Rand, Ministry of Health and Prevention; Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Ministry of Education; Ali Khalifa Al Qamzy, Department of Municipalities and Transport - Abu Dhabi, Al Ain City Municipality; Dr. Khalifa bin Musabah Al Tunaiji, Sharjah’s Department of Agriculture and Livestock; Dr. Sulaiman Abdullah Al Zaabi, Municipal Affairs Department in the emirate of Sharjah; Abdul Rahman Muhammad Al Nuaimi, Municipality and Planning Department - Ajman; Humaid Rashid Al Shamsi, Umm Al Quwain Municipality; and Munther bin Shukr Al Zaabi, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Department.

“Our wise leadership’s ambitious vision is in a relentless race against time, and in constant competition to assume global leadership,” asserted Almheiri. “The ‘We the UAE 2031’