Prestigious ‘Nature’ research journal showcases achievements of UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science

Prestigious ‘Nature’ research journal showcases achievements of UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science

Abu Dhabi-UAE – The pioneering research and technology achievements of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP) are featured in a peer-reviewed article published by the Nature Research journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science.

Titled “Rethinking water security in a warming climate: rainfall enhancement as an innovative augmentation technique”, the article highlights the fact that rainfall enhancement has historically been overlooked as a key component of sustainability and climate change adaptation strategies, and showcases current progress and future directions for rainfall enhancement applications based on NCM’s operational cloud seeding program and its grant-based international research and development ecosystem under UAEREP.

The UAE’s efforts in rainfall enhancement, as documented in the Nature paper, presents a significant opportunity to advance the field of rainfall enhancement as a viable contributor to address the growing impacts of climate change on water and food security, regionally and globally. This opportunity is aligned with the UAE’s commitment to sustainability as evidenced by the country’s hosting of COP28.

This comprehensive article draws on valuable input from a range of distinguished contributors including His Excellency Dr. Abdulla Al Mandous, Director General of NCM and President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Omar Al Yazeedi, Deputy Director General of NCM,