UAE takes on climate change challenge.

Inhabiting an arid desert landscape has not stopped the UAE from flourishing into a global business hub, an economic powerhouse and top tourist destination. Each generation experiences a better quality of life, as the country continues to progress rapidly, and our leadership drives the way forward into a new decade. But as ice sheets and glaciers melt at unprecedented rates and global warming spurs erratic weather patterns, the UAE will grow more susceptible to the damaging repercussions of climate change. From water scarcity and increased salinity in our seas to impacted communities living in the UAE's coastal areas, there is much at stake for our nation.

There are two key strategies to tackle climate change - mitigation and adaptation.

Climate change mitigation, which entails reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases into the...