Higher temperature, rising sea waters and extreme weather conditions due to climate change in years to come will have adverse health effects on UAE residents, an ongoing health risk assessment by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has found.
In its early stages, the study into human health is part of a sweeping effort by the UAE to be fully prepared for the impacts of increasing greenhouse gas temperatures and the ensuing fallout from global warming, heard delegates attending the Global Climate Change Conference hosted at Canadian University of Dubai in partnership with the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada on Monday.
Thani Ahmad Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said in his opening remarks to the three-day conference that health effects are critical to understand through study to stave off unwanted illness in times ahead.
“On climate adaptation, we launched the National Climate Change Adaptation Programme in September 2017. We have identified health, energy, infrastructure and environment sectors as the first set of priority sectors, and have embarked on a systematic process to identify risks and mitigation options based on internationally recognised tools and practices and in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders,” Al Zeyoudi said.
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