The UAE and Arctic Circle organise open dialogue on climate change within Third Pole-Himalayan Region

 

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Arctic Circle organised an open dialogue on the “Third Pole Process” at the sidelines of the 27th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), which is currently being held in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.

The open dialogue was held in collaboration between the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) of the UAE and the Arctic Circle. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, the Minister of Climate Change and the Environment; Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former President of Iceland and Chairman of Arctic Circle; and Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Iceland’s Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate and former Chairman of the Arctic Council also attended the open dialogue. The representatives from Arctic countries and the Third Pole–Himalayan Region were also present to talk about climate change.

Earlier this year, MOCCAE and Arctic Circle launched the Third Pole Process to present the Arctic model of collaboration to the Third Pole-Himalayan region to solve the issues of melting glaciers and water insecurity, which was caused by climate change.

The UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and the Environment reportedly said that her country is always at the forefront of nations tackling the climate crisis. According to Almheiri, the session highlighted the implications of climate change on the Third Pole region.

According to WAM, the minister also warned that glacier melting can disturb the cycle of water, trigger higher biodiversity loss and impede economic growth. According to Almheiri, the Third Pole Process can also help to address the issue of climate change.

According to Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the leaders gave primary attention to the North Pole and the South Pole; the Arctic and Antarctica. Grímsson also noted that the future of over a billion people can be affected by the Third Pole ice melting.

According to WAM, Arctic Circle Abu Dhabi Forum is set to run in January next year as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). It would also contribute to the preparations for the 28th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which is scheduled to be held in the UAE in 2023.

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