Nicosia, June 7 (BNA) The Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and CEO of the Supreme Council for the Environment, Dr. Muhammad bin Mubarak bin Dina, stressed the importance of regional and international cooperation to achieve tangible progress in facing climate risks. they change.
This came during his participation in the preparatory ministerial meeting hosted by the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, in the presence of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, a number of environment and climate ministers and representatives of Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries.
Dr. Bin Dina praised the initiative of the Republic of Cyprus to unify regional efforts and enhance environmental cooperation, stressing the Kingdom of Bahrain’s keenness to support all international efforts to protect the planet from the effects of climate change. He pointed to the great importance that the Kingdom of Bahrain attaches to climate change, thanks to the far-sighted and strategic vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He also praised the follow-up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and the directives of the personal representative of His Majesty the King, Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Environment, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa. successor.
It is worth noting that the preparatory ministerial meeting organized by the Republic of Cyprus comes as a prelude to the Summit of Heads of State on the Middle East Climate Change Initiative to be held next October in the Republic of Cyprus. It aims to accelerate efforts to confront the effects of climate change because of its paramount importance, especially after the report issued by the team of scientists in the initiative indicated that the region is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change compared to the rest. From the world.
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