UAE launches first State of Green Economy Report

The country has framed 30 national indicators to measure the performance and progress of the green initiatives, Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahd, Minister of Environment and Water, said on Monday while releasing the report at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.

He said the report aims to monitor and document the country’s progress in its green efforts in accordance with the green development strategy.

This is in line with the UAE Strategy for Green Development launched in 2012 by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, under the slogan ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Development’.

Bin Fahd said the report provides a clear and comprehensive picture of the UAE’s green economy to inform policy and decision-makers as well as the general public of the country’s green efforts in both the public and private sectors.

Original article by Binsal Abdul Kader

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