Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, attended a series of sustainability and climate change focused sessions at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2019, and the Global Manufacturing and Industrial Summit, GMIS, all hosted in New York this week.
During the trip, Sheikha Shamma also visited British International School and interacted with the young students in a book reading session, where she read her climate change inspired fictional book, ‘The Adventures of Maxima and Coustaud: In Search of a Global Solution’.
A renowned figure in the realm of environmental sustainability, Sheikha Shamma attended the Climate Action Summit, Youth Climate Summit, Pre-Climate Summit, the Advancing Buildings and Sustainable Urban Infrastructure panel, and was invited to attend GMIS by Mr Badr Al-Olama, Head of the Organising Committee. The sessions included various discussion topics on sustainability and environmental practices, including the advancements of providing environmentally sustainable solutions and combating climate change.
As part of her sustainability and climate change agenda, Sheikha Shamma also attended a private meeting with Kristin Hughes, Director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum. They discussed the operational logistics behind building plastic-recycling facilities in the UAE, and alternative methods that can be implemented to negate the use of single use plastics.