The United Arab Emirates always plays its vital role making the world a beautiful, peaceful place to live. I am sure in the United Arab Emirates leadership the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28 UAE) will succeed in bringing a climate change solution (“Abdullah Bin Zayed receives US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate,” June 5, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Higher Committee Responsible for Overseeing Preparations for the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28 UAE), received here the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, to review the strategic relations between the two nations and the existing partnership across various fronts with a special emphasis on climate-related issues.

The talks touched on the details of the UAE’s response to climate change as well as ways of enhancing global cooperation and multilateral action in this field, in light of the country’s hosting of COP28 later this year in Expo City Dubai.

Last year’s unusual heavy rains, flooding and heat wave claimed hundreds of previous lives and destroyed villages in different parts of the world.  

The biggest threat to the existence of the world is no doubt rapid change in climate. Global warming needs to be addressed on an urgent basis to reach a comprehensive plan to save the world from the climate change disaster.

Sultan Aslam,
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