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Maggie Shealy & Jess Spear of Brandeis University contrbuted to this page in 2021 & 2019, respectively.
General information
· Embassy of the UAE in D.C. publishes this site (includes pages on the UAE government, its
relationship to the U.S., and many other categories)
Environmental information
UAE population statistics @ GMI
Environmental News
Environment & Sustainablity @ Emirates News Agency
· Government-sponsored news source
International agreements & institutions
UAE @ International Environmental Agreements (IEA) Database Project
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Involving the UAE
· Listed under the point person's name for that specific agreement
· Includes sections on Country Profile, Data and Maps, Legal Instruments, and Resources
UN Food and Agriculture (FAO) Profile
State of Green Finance in the UAE
· UNEP Finance Initiative
Environmental law
Environmental law and practice in the United Arab Emirates: overview
Institutions ~ National government
UAE Cabinet Structure Information
UAE Government Structure Information
Environment and Energy @ UAE Government Portal
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment
· "[Manages] all aspects related to international and domestic climate change affairs"
Ministry of Energy and Industry
Institutions ~ Research
Emirates Centre for Energy and Environment Research (ECEER)
Environmental & Chemical Biology Research Group @ University of Sharjah
· "University focused on advanced energy and sustainable technology"
Department of Life and Environmental Sciences @ Zayed University
Institutions ~ Nongovernmental organizations
· In association with the World Wide Fund for Nature
Environmental Center for Arab Towns
Middle East Solar Industry Association (Mesia)
Institutions ~ Private sector
· Waste management company looking to convert waste to energy
Green Solutions Environmental Services
Sustainability Initiatives
· Planned city in cooperation with Mubadala company
Vision 2021 Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure
Energy
UAE Energy Plan Through 2050 (presentation slides)
Climate change
· Part of the Paris Agreement
Plastic pollution
Plastic waste management in UAE (EcoMENA)
Freshwater
UAE Water Security Strategy 2036
USA International Trade Administration: The UAE Water
Forests
Biodiversity
UAE Country Profile @ Convention on Biological Diversity
Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife
International Fund for Houbara Conservation
· Page is in Arabic
Individual Emirate information
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)
Environmental Atlas of Abu Dhabi Emirate
Dubai
Fujairah
Environment Protection Department
Ras al Khaimah
Environment Protection & Development Authority
Sharjah
Environment and Protected Areas Authority