Through its belief in
the mission of earth and environment the UAE is celebrating the World
Environment Day with the rest of the world, which is marked on the fifth of
June each year, and its slogan for this year is – Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea
Level-, which will be confirmed in the islands and small countries, especially
those which are threatened by the high level, whether of oceans, seas, or the gulf,
due to the increased temperature of the atmosphere.
His Excellency
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific
Research, valued the efforts of leaders and institutions of the State in the
field of environment, the latest of which was the issuance of a decree by his Highness
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, Ruler of
Dubai, to establish six nature reserves in Dubai, as the preparation of this
legislation comes with the purpose of protecting the natural environment for
some regions in Dubai, and preserve their natural resources, along with the
contribution in the development of environmental tourism in the Emirate through
establishing new reserves, in addition to activating the role of Dubai
Municipality in the management of natural reserves, and enabling them to
achieve the goals set out in the Law of Establishing Natural Reserves in Dubai.
Recently, the
establishment of the Emirates Center for Energy and Environment Research was approved during the first
meeting of UAE University Council for the academic year 2013-2014, which was
chaired by his Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of
Higher Education and Scientific Research, Chancellor of UAE University. The Ministry
of Higher Education and Scientific Research also participated with the rest of
the State’s institutions in the international campaign – Earth Hour- which aims
to save energy and preserve the planet earth, through posting the logo of the campaign
on its website and social networking pages.
The UAE always
embraces many environmental activities with relation to the educational side,
at the Arab, regional, and global levels, and eight experts in the field of
environmental education from different parts of the world have recently met in
Abu Dhabi to showcase their knowledge and expertise in the World Forum- Education
for Sustainability- near the end of the United Nations Decade of Education for
Sustainable Development 2005-2014.
There are many
higher education institutions in the UAE interested in the environment, and
they offer Master’s degrees in Water and Environmental Engineering, such as
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, and Master of Science in Excellence
in Environmental Management which was launched by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University.
It is worth
mentioning that the UAE always seeks to create a better environment for the
human, practice behaviors that will improve the environment so as to become a
pattern and a way of life, spread awareness about the sustainability of environmental
systems to enhance food security, and address waste and unsustainable
consumption patterns to preserve the natural resources such as water, energy
and food.
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