The establishment of the UAE-hosted Regional Center of Excellence aims to contribute to global efforts to combat food insecurity and improve sustainability
The collaboration aims to reduce emissions and enhance sustainable agriculture, environmental health, and biodiversity in the UAE
Signatories will intensify their efforts to combat climate change, by measuring and reporting their greenhouse gas emissions, among other steps
The MoU will see the two parties identify collaboration opportunities in food security and also support SMEs and startups in the agriculture sector
The fee for the permit to use the ‘Organic’ logo for organic products (previously Dhs5,000) will be waived
The announcement was made by the UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Monday afternoon
The country’s climate change ministry published its first national-level inventory of emissions in February
The move will facilitate a continued food supply in the lead to the month of Ramadan