Regional Collaboration Centre Established in Dubai
Regional Collaboration Centre Established in Dubai
Source : UNFCCC
20-Oct-2019
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – marks the official launch of the Regional Collaboration Centre Dubai, a collaboration between UN Climate Change and the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) dedicated to advancing the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia.
RCC Dubai was launched, with support from the Government of UAE, at the opening ceremony of the Global Ministerial Conference on Green Economy, convened by WGEO, by Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, and H.E. Saeed Al Tayer, Chairman of WGEO. The launch took place on the margins of the World Green Economy Summit.
“As a result of the fruitful strategic partnership between the World Green Economy Organization and UN Climate Change we also add, and officially inaugurate today, a new Regional Collaboration Centre here in Dubai, to serve the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. This is another milestone for WGEO”, said H.E. Saeed Al Tayer on the occasion of the official launch.
Ovais Sarmad, H.E. Saeed Al Tayer and Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
Ovais Sarmad, H.E. Saeed Al Tayer and Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi today in Dubai.
The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary marked the launch of the Dubai centre by citing its expected contribution to the regional and international response to climate change.
“I am delighted to celebrate the opening of RCC Dubai. Regional collaboration is a key to informing, activating and catalysing action on climate change,” said Ms. Espinosa, the UN’s top climate change official.
“This collaboration will be instrumental in enhancing the scale of climate action in the region in an efficient, impactful and collaborative manner, and we look forward to working with WGEO to facilitate, enhance and promote the region’s response to the climate challenge.”