The opening preparatory session of the United Nations sustainable development Rio+20 Earth Summit commenced with its agenda on 20th June 2012, attended by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), who has announced that the DSCE is cooperating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to highlight the recommendations of The Sustainable Arabia ?Clean Energy? Conference, which recently took place in Dubai under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai and hosted by the Council, to focus on sustainable development in Arab nations.
The DSCE Chairman reinforced the importance of showcasing these recommendations to the Summit as part of the Council?s ongoing cooperation with the UNDP, in addition to taking first steps to implement these recommendations by putting together a comprehensive programme of sustainable development benefiting countries in the Middle East. ?These recommendations are significant to the UAE?s status as a leading global hub in the research, development, and sustainability sectors. We pride ourselves on the UAE?s huge achievements and premier initiatives addressing these platforms,? said Al Tayer.
?The recommendations also discussed the main regional challenges, including poverty eradication, job creation, the right to development, social cohesion, women's rights, the right to access information and knowledge, the needs of youth, trade liberalization, the transfer and localisation of appropriate technology, finance mechanisms and capacity building," he explained.
Furthermore, the recommendations tackled the emerging challenges facing Arab nations and adaptation to climate change risks, the impacts of the global financial and economic crisis, and the unprecedented population growth and urbanization over the past years.
The recommendations also stressed that any new sustainable development goals should address long-standing issues like food security, water and land degradation, and should focus on eradicating poverty, set clear indicators, and binding commitments from developed countries towards developing countries, including the provision of adequate financial support, transfer of appropriate technology and capacity-building to achieve sustainable development goals.
?The UAE?s efforts were clearly presented at the Sustainable Arabia Conference, which has always been at the forefront to set the policy of "Green Economy For Sustainable Development" launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of The UAE and Ruler of Dubai. In addition, The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has been established to set, develop and implement strategic policies in the energy sector, and to effectively plan and implement the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030. Significant steps were taken in the region to shift to clean energy systems. Barriers such as energy subsidies, reforming legislation and institutional frameworks need to be overcome,? said Al Tayer.
?As per the recommendations of the regional conference, the Middle East suffers from food insecurity with different degrees; there is a strong need for effective governance for informed decision-making to shed light on the role played by society, especially when we come to tackle the complex interconnectivity between the energy-water-food-climate, which is currently lacking in the region,? he concluded.
?The implementation of the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy is targeting a 30% reduction in energy demand in Dubai by 2030. This strategy will change the Emirate?s dependence on fossil fuels to greener sources of energy generation, and strengthens the leading international role the UAE in general, and Dubai in particular, are playing in the field of global sustainable development,? said Nejib Zaafrani, Secretary General and CEO of DSCE.
The DSCE participated in a seminar held on 20 June, 2012, on the topic ?Green World on Top ? Building a Sustainable Future? held alongside the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Top representatives from the UN, World Bank, US Bank, and other global and public entities and organisations attended the seminar.
Zaafrani also spoke about the DSCE?s role in managing resources and focusing on continuous implementation and development of its strategy to conserve and manage its resources judiciously. He also explained DEWA?s role in decreasing levels of energy consumption.
The seminar was also an opportunity to discuss the commitment of participating countries in implementing their energy policies, especially considering that by the year 2050, population growth is expected to shoot up from 7.5 billion to 9 billion. Currently, 1.5 billion of the population does not have access to electricity or water.
Zaafrani concluded: ?The principle of energy for everyone is based on four basic goals ? energy conservation, implementation of energy policies, energy security and financial sustainability amongst all nations.?
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