UAE, Indonesia associate to cut back waste leakage into oceans and rivers – Sustainability

The Ministry of Local weather Change and Atmosphere (MOCCAE) at the moment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Funding of the Republic of Indonesia, to assist the nation in lowering plastic waste leakage into the oceans.

The formal signing ceremony occurred on the sidelines of The AVPN World Convention 2024 in Abu Dhabi within the presence of Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Local weather Change and the Atmosphere, and Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Vitality and Infrastructure.

The MoU was signed by Mohammed Saeed Sultan Al Nuaimi, Beneath-Secretary of MOCCAE, and Nani Hendiarti, Deputy Coordinating Minister for Forestry and Environmental Administration, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Funding of the Republic of Indonesia.

The MoU builds on collaborative work between the 2 international locations to deploy nature-based options to fight local weather change challenges, together with the Mangrove Alliance for Local weather (MAC) and the MBZ-JKW Worldwide Mangrove Analysis Heart. This settlement will set a framework for cooperation between the UAE and Indonesia to deal with the pressing environmental problem of plastic waste leakage into the oceans round Indonesia.

Through the occasion, Clear Rivers – a worldwide non-profit based mostly in Abu Dhabi, devoted to addressing the problem of river plastic air pollution – was launched. It’s going to function an official implementing associate of the MoU.

Al Nuaimi mentioned, “I’m pleased with the collaborative spirit the UAE and Indonesia present in overcoming this large problem. Our two nice international locations have already made incredible progress in deploying nature-based options to fight local weather change. Our work collectively on the Mangrove Alliance for Local weather (MAC) and the MBZ-JKW Worldwide Mangrove Analysis Heart offers me nice hope that this cooperation will probably be one other of our success tales. The significance of this cooperation stems from the institution of a joint dedication to the conservation of important marine ecosystems between the 2 international locations”.

He pressured that plastic air pollution is likely one of the largest threats and environmental pollution and spreads within the oceans, rivers and setting, which has an adversarial affect on folks’s lives, stating that cooperation between the UAE and Indonesia opens the door for extra efforts to protect the setting and nature.

Al Nuaimi expressed his assist for the launch of the Clear Rivers, which can play an necessary function in supporting international efforts within the plastic waste leakage into rivers and oceans in Indonesia and around the globe.

Welcoming the MoU signing and launch of Clear Rivers, Butti Almheiri, Clear Rivers Board Member, mentioned, “I’m proud to announce the official launch of Clear Rivers and the MoU signed at the moment embodies our dedication to lowering plastic waste and reaching cleaner oceans. Because the implementing associate of this landmark settlement, Clear Rivers will ship a very transformative program to deal with riverine plastic air pollution in Indonesia. I specific my gratitude to each the Governments of the UAE and Indonesia for his or her assist as we advance Clear Rivers’ international mission to empower riverine communities and innovate towards a cleaner world.”

The UAE and Indonesia will cooperate on quite a lot of very important areas, together with capability constructing, growing stakeholder consciousness, and the design and supply of economically sustainable round waste methods. The MoU may also facilitate the productive alternate of data and finest practices specializing in lowering the inflow of plastic air pollution into the ocean and expediting river clean-ups in Indonesia. The MoU additionally supplies for the alternate of knowledge, info, suggestions and finest practices between two events.

This vital second additionally highlights the launch of Clear Rivers’ work to ship transformative programmes that deal with plastic air pollution in Indonesia. By appearing because the catalyst for the creation of round economies, Clear Rivers will assist handle plastic waste, drive behavioural change and kindle native innovation. To realize this, Clear Rivers at the moment dedicated as much as $20 million to initiatives in Indonesia that can forestall 300,000 tonnes of plastic waste from coming into the ocean yearly.

Clear Rivers will work in partnership with governments, native communities and personal enterprises to drive complete options to deal with the long- and short-term impacts of plastic air pollution in rivers. This work will probably be undertaken with the particular goal of supporting the socioeconomic growth of communities that dwell alongside among the world’s most polluted waterways, equivalent to in Indonesia.

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