Milan: Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Expo 2020 Dubai, on Friday opened the UAE Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015. Shaikh Sultan Bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Transport Department and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority; Reem Bint Ebrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State, Managing Director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee; and Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State were also present.
Shaikh Ahmad also unveiled the Green Economy Status Report 2016 at the UAE Pavilion in Expo Milan 2015, whose theme is ‘Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.’
“The State of Energy Report supports the Green Economy for Sustainable Development initiative, launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and the UAE Vision 2021. It establishes a collaborative platform to enable a knowledge economy to spur growth of a green economy and sustainable development,” said Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dewa.
Different parties related to green economy participated in preparing the report, which focuses on public-private partnerships. It highlights the latest research and innovation from United Nations organisations and includes articles written by national and international experts in green economy.
