Climate change and its impacts constitute a rapidly growing area of research in the UAE. In order to expand and strengthen this research, the UAE Climate Change Research Network brings together a group of committed climate scientists and researchers to facilitate dissemination of knowledge and advance development of research collaborations. Network members are drawn from government, universities and other research entities.
Climate research is critical to understand short-term and long-term changes in temperature, sea level, precipitation, air quality, extreme weather events and other climate indicators, and to assess the impacts of these changes on environment, economy and society while defining appropriate adaptation measures. With this in view, the Network is geared towards furthering effective data collection and management, and advancing policy-relevant research on climate impacts and adaptation. Aiding the adoption of new research tools and methodologies relevant to the study of the UAE and wider Arabian Gulf region is a priority for the Network.