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AIM for Climate will catalyze greater investment in agricultural innovation to help to raise global ambition and underpin more rapid and transformative climate action.
United States of America - government
UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology and Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences sign MoU
Gulf News
ARISE Meeting
While the globe is facing challenging times and rapid changes due to disasters and the need to create risk-resilient societies is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates is leading the private sector engagement for disaster risk reduction by announcing the
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Arab States

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction listed 10 reasons businesses should reduce
their disaster exposure, including risk factoring, which cannot be achieved without historical
data about hazards, their locations, magnitudes, and frequencies

This study investigates the spatio-temporal distribution of earthquake events taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its effect on the population. In this study seven parameters are used for generation of a hazard map; this includes geology

UNDRR Chief acknowledges the UAE’s commitment and role in initiating a paradigm shift in how we think, build and manage cities.
UrduPoint Network
An early weather warning system for people with conditions such as asthma is one of several measures being considered by the UAE in response to climate change.
National, the - Abu Dhabi Media Company PJSC
The National Emergency and Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA) discussed with UNDRR ways of enhancing their cooperation, exchanging expertise and reinforcing their partnership.
National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority

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