Ministry, UoS to enhance environmental resilience

The memorandum, signed at the University's Sharjah campus, seeks to seamlessly integrate the MOCCAE's policy initiatives with the university's formidable scientific and research capabilities

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In a concerted effort to enhance the nation's environmental resilience, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and the University of Sharjah (UoS) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), heralding a new era of collaboration.

The memorandum, executed at the University's Sharjah campus, seeks to seamlessly integrate the ministry's policy initiatives with the university's formidable scientific and research capabilities, advancing progress towards the realisation of ambitious sustainable development benchmarks.

Signatories to the agreement were Dr Alanoud Al Haj, Acting Assistant Under-Secretary for the Green Development and Climate Change Sector, representing the ministry, and Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, Chancellor of the university Al Haj, in her address, emphasised the United Arab Emirates’ unwavering dedication to surmounting the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change and preserving the nation’s invaluable biodiversity.

She lauded the strategic alliance with the University of Sharjah as a pioneering stride towards integrating the collective expertise and capabilities of the public and academic domains.