While much of the focus of COP28 has been on decisions being made by the world’s most powerful and experienced politicians, there has also been an unprecedented influx of young people to the annual UN climate conference. In its role as COP28 host, the UAE has been determined to integrate youth delegates into the event like never before. In the COP28 Green Zone, the Youth Hub has provided a space for young people to meet...
COP28 is a hugely complex beast, tackling a wide variety of issues that are adversely affecting the global environment. But in the first session of the first day of this year’s United Nations climate summit, the UAE specifically highlighted the “transformation of food systems” as an area it is determined to address in its role as hosts. Putting the issue front and centre, Mariam bint Mohammed Al Mheiri, the UAE Minister of Climate Change and...
It’s been a long road for the biodegradable cutlery manufacturer Palmade, a Dubai-based start-up that uses discarded date palm leaves to create knives, forks and spoons. But as the events unfold at COP28 in Dubai, Palmade cutlery will be feeding some of the world’s most influential people. Emirati co-founder Lamis Alhashimy launched the business in partnership with husband Yusuf back in 2014, moving from concept to production after four years of intensive research by students...
There are plenty of great places to cycle around Dubai, from DxBike near Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City to the desert tracks at Al Qudra and Nad Al Sheba. The more adventurous may even take on the challenge of climbing Jebel Jais on two wheels. Then there is Paula Ralph. In January, the 47-year-old will travel to Cape Town in South Africa to begin a grueling 20,000km ride that will take her through 19...
Later this month, more than 70,000 delegates will arrive at Expo City Dubai for COP28, as the UAE hosts the world’s biggest climate summit for the first time. The United National Climate Change Conference, which runs from November 30 to December 12, 2023, gives the UAE an opportunity to highlight the work it has been doing in the sustainability realm, and a major part of the country’s progress on that front in recent years has come...
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