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Japan and UAE sign ‘memorandum of cooperation’ on climate change

Japan's Minister of Environment Akihiro Nishimura at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, Egypt, during the COP27 climate conference. (Twitter/@MOEJ_Climate)
Japan's Minister of Environment Akihiro Nishimura at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre, Egypt, during the COP27 climate conference. (Twitter/@MOEJ_Climate)
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21 Nov 2022 09:11:07 GMT9
21 Nov 2022 09:11:07 GMT9

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Japan and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to promote bilateral cooperation between both sides in the field of environment.

Japan’s environment minister NISHIMURA Akihiro and the UAE’s minister of climate change and environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri signed the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE on environmental cooperation on Nov. 14 on the side lines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

“The purpose of the memorandum is to promote comprehensive cooperation in the environmental field between the two countries. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the UAE, the two countries signed the memorandum, which will also contribute to the implementation of the Japan-UAE Comprehensive and Strategic Partnership Initiative (CSPI),” the Office added in a statement.

The memorandum listed four areas of cooperation, including climate change, air quality management, waste management and conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity,  as well as any other areas in the field of the environmental protection and management.

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