More than 80 global leaders, including heads of state, policy makers, and international business leaders, will convene at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) Summit, hosted by Masdar, which takes place virtually on Monday, 17 January.
The Summit, which is a part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, will be held between 1:00pm and 9:00pm Gulf Standard Time (9am-5pm GMT). The United Arab Emirates aims to take the agenda of global sustainability forward and accelerate pathways to net zero at the summit.
The opening sessions of the ADSW Summit will include a head of state address from President Halimah Yacob of Singapore, who will stress the importance of collective climate action and highlight the far-reaching impact the climate change is already having on the lives and livelihoods of people all around the world.
ADSW 2022 is the first major sustainability event after the COP26 climate change conference, and acts as a global catalyst for COP27, which will be held in Egypt in 2022, and COP28, which will be hosted by the UAE in 2023.
The wider agenda for the ADSW Summit includes important sessions on the global energy transition, the future of transportation, the health energy nexus, carbon capture and storage, the blue economy, and the increasing importance of environmental, social, and governance criteria in making decisions.
The ADSW Summit will feature keynotes, fireside chats and panel sessions with other global leaders including, Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands; Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee; Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation and Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Group CEO & Managing Director of Mubadala.
Also scheduled to speak are Ray Dalio, Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Investment Officer of Bridgewater Associates, LP; Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Thomas J Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture; John Kerry, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, and Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State.
An annual event since 2008, ADSW has become one of the latest sustainability platforms in the world with more than 45,000 people from 175 countries participating in ADSW 2020. As a global platform supporting economic development, knowledge sharing and innovation, ADSW is aligned with the UAE’s ‘Principles of the 50,’ which chart a course for the nation’s prosperity over the next five decades.
Along with the ADSW Summit, events still to come at ADSW include the Opening Ceremony and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony, the World Future Energy Summit, Innovate, Youth 4 Sustainability Hub, WiSER Forum, and the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum.
To register for the ADSW Summit, visit adsw.ae and register.
DoE to highlight sustainability efforts
Meanwhile, the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has announced a full agenda of events and activities it plans to hold while taking part in ADSW as Principal Partner.
DoE will highlight its role in enhancing the energy sector in the emirate and promoting sustainable systems in the UAE and the world.
The DoE plans to shed light on the Abu Dhabi energy sector and its role in a series of activities and events that also underline the Department’s efforts to engage the community in the emirate’s sustainability system. Several high-ranking DoE officials are taking part in the Summit and industry forums, with a series of discussions and conversations bringing attendees together with experts, alongside the DoE platform, which will be showcasing projects, activities, and programmes.
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