Climate change and green policy in the UAE

摘要

Climate change is an increasingly important consideration in the UAE. The growing impact of climate change has been particularly apparent through precipitation changes, rising sea levels, and more obvious climatic fluctuations such as harsher summers and cooler winters. According to a document (Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation) produced by the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency in 2009, the UAE is already subject to extreme weather conditions - even small variations in temperature and precipitation could negatively affect the country's fragile natural resources and its strength to adapt. The uncertainty and unpredictability of climate change in the region, together with its non-quantifiable effects, have urged the UAE to push ahead in the sector of sustainability, ahead of many of its neighbours.