Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
Environment /
Climate Change/
Sustainable development
Volume 40 Issue 5
22
The High Level Ministerial Meeting
included extensive discussions on 9 highly
influencing issues on preventing climate
change impacts which included energy
efficiency, land and forest use, funding,
renewable energy, agriculture, adoption
and transport flexibility, short-term climate
pollutants, and cities.
Abu Dhabi discussions stressed the close
relationship between climate change impacts
and basic sustainable development issues
like energy, water, and food security.
HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, has
Extensive International Discussions in Abu Dhabi
High-Level Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change
The United Arab Emirates has hosted a high-
level ministerial meeting on climate change
«Abu Dhabi Ascent» on 4 and 5 May 2014 to
look into ambitious and active resolutions to
climate change impacts. About 1100 leading
political participants took part in the event
including 100 ministers from around the
globe, OAPEC member countries’ Energy and
Petroleum Ministers, senior businessmen, and
decision makers. US Former Deputy President
Al Gore, Former British PM Tony Blair, and
Former Mexican President Felipe de Jesús
Calderón Hinojosa were among those gathering
at Abu Dhabi Ascent.
