Dubai is set to witness a major climate event – ‘Climate Future Week’ – from Tuesday, aimed to enhance climate awareness and human behaviour to achieve climate goals.
The event, organised by The Museum of the Future in collaboration with Dubai-based interdisciplinary think tank, Fiker Institute, will see more than 30 spokespeople including government ministers, senior officials and an elite group of business leaders and sustainability experts from across the UAE, the region and the globe, participate in 20 main sessions held over three days.
Dubai’s climate event
The event will include six workshops and three activations including a climate startup Majlis, climate film festival and photography exhibition.
The event aligns with the ‘Year of Sustainability’ and takes place as the UAE prepares to host the COP28 in Dubai this coming November.
The events and dialogues will focus on three main pillars, including the future of climate action and the role of technology, the next generation of climate solutions and the role of entrepreneurship in developing new innovations supporting climate resilience, and the importance of enhancing climate awareness and human behaviour to achieve climate goals.
The activities of the first day will open with a speech by Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, focused on the roadmap ahead for climate action, followed by Issam Kazim, CEO of the Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, who will discuss the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) and sustainable tourism.
Day one will also witness Laila Mostafa Abdullatif, Director General of Emirates Nature-WWF discuss innovation in nature conservation and Najib Saab, Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development, review the environmental future of the Arab world.
The second day will kick off with Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications who will discuss the connection between climate and artificial intelligence, and Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, who will share his views on the future of sustainable global trade in Dubai.
The last day of the event will commence with a ‘Countdown to COP28’ discussion between Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate and Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28 and International Union for Conservation of Nature President moderated by Emirati Author, Rhodes Scholar, and Founder of Fiker Institute Dubai Abulhoul.
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