About Sustainability Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 interlinked goals designed to be a "blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all". The SDGs, set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly and intended to be achieved by the year 2030, are part of a UN Resolution called the "2030 Agenda".

UAE Sustainability Agenda

The UAEUnited Arab Emirates focuses on achieving sustainable development goals that would enable access to clean energy, adequate and affordable food, quality education, health care, sustainable economic growth, healthy ecosystems and increased resource efficiency, as all these issues resonate strongly in the country. The UAEUnited Arab Emirates also pledged to "leave no one behind" and to shift the world to a sustainable and resilient path.

MOCCAE’s Sustainability Effort

In line with the UAEUnited Arab Emirates Vision 2021, the MinistryMinistry of Climate Change and Environment of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) works, in cooperation with the concerned federal and local authorities, to achieve SDG 12, 13,14 and 15 by implementing several initiatives that aim to safeguard the ecological systems and sustain the natural resources. The most prominent initiatives include:

Other Goals: