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UAE joins Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction

DUBAI, December 19, 2018

The United Arab Emirates has become a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC), an initiative launched at the United Nation's Conference of Parties (COP21) held as part of the Lima Paris Action Agenda.

Representing the UAE, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development signed the membership on the sidelines of the the United Nations meeting in Poland to discuss climate change.

Commenting on the announcement, Nusseibeh Al Marzouqi, the director of sustainability and technical studies at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, said that the UAE has made significant progress in reducing the impact of climate change by launching national programmes and initiatives leading to the development of the construction sector with minimal carbon emissions.

"The ministry, supported by the directives of the UAE government, has developed innovative solutions in the field of sustainability, buildings and green roads that contribute to the existence of radical solutions to challenges of climate change," she added.-TradeArabia News Service




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