Her Highness Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President and CEO of the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), visited The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), to gain insights into its pioneering research and strategic initiatives designed to address critical challenges in agriculture and environmental sustainability.
Bee’ah Group, joined the 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) to host an innovative workshop, “Frame Your Memories,” designed to teach children how to transform waste materials into beautiful, functional items. Taking place at Expo Centre Sharjah, where SIBF 2024 commenced on November 6, the workshop highlighted the importance of sustainability, showing young participants the creative potential of recycling.
The 43rd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) which is happening at Expo Centre Sharjah has been holding numerous workshops to convey the message of reuse and recycle to mitigate environmental degradation and promote sustainable solutions. One such workshop is “Tin Can Plants” conducted by artist Sara Mezher.
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SOCAR Green, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOCAR dedicated to sustainable projects, and Saudi-listed ACWA Power, the world’s largest private water desalination company, leader in energy transition and first mover into green hydrogen, to develop 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind projects in the Azerbaijan section of the Caspian Sea.
To mark Resilience Day at COP29, Resilience4Ports – a multi-stakeholder initiative that seeks to enhance and accelerate the resilience of ports and the communities that rely on them – has called on policy makers, businesses, financiers, industry associations, international organisations and port operators to commit to the Adaptation and Resilience goals of the Sharm-El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions' Maritime Resilience Breakthroughs.
The Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report revealed that global gas flare volumes had increased by 7% in 2023 – the highest volume recorded over the past five years. The increase of gas flaring from nine billion cubic metres (bcm) to 148 billion bcm in 2023 added approximately 381 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (C02e) to the atmosphere. The concern is that once again flaring is on the increase after a notable decrease between 2021 and 2022 and that the impact of this pollution will be felt across the environment and human health for some time to come.
