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Yale environmental role for Sheikh Zayed’s great-granddaughter

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The great-granddaughter of Sheikh Zayed is building on the environmental legacy of the UAE’s Founding Father after securing a key role to help shape global policy on sustainability.

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan has been named as a member of the board of advisors of the Yale Centre for Environmental Law and Policy.

Her appointment makes her the first representative of the Middle East and North Africa region to be part of the board in the centre’s history.

Sheikha Shamma came through an extensive selection process overseen by leading global experts in the field.

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‘Who is Corona?’: Sheikha Shamma pens story to explain the coronavirus pandemic to children

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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa has written a children’s eBook to help the younger generation understand more about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Who is Corona? The Story of a Virus that Stopped the World is released today, with the aim of explaining the pandemic and the effect it has had around the globe to young readers.

Available to read and download for free in both English and Arabic on the Wanna Read? website, the story is written, in part, from the perspective of the virus.

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Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Promotes Female Leadership in the Wake of COVID-19

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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, the Founder of the “Circle of Hope” Foundation and Co-Founder of Aurora50, highlighted the novel coronavirus pandemic as the social and economic crisis underlining existing challenges in gender parity, during a session titled, ‘The Role of Women in a Post COVID-19 World’.

The session, held online for the first time, is part of the Ramadan Pioneer Series, by Dubai Future Academy (DFAc), an initiative by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). This year’s Ramadan Pioneer Series titled, ‘Life after the COVID-19’, aims to bring awareness about the implications of the novel virus in different sectors of society, identify key takeaways and build a reliable plan of action for future challenges and opportunities.

Sheikha Shamma shed light on the impact of the pandemic on the lives of women in business and society and shared best practices on how to empower female leaders in government, the workplace and community, post COVID-19.

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Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa urges engaging with youth at World Economic Forum

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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Founder and CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability, and a well-known sustainability and environmental awareness advocate, who took the stage at the World Economic Forum 2019 to discuss how regional leaders can engage with the next generation to create a dialogue on social and economic systems for the future.

During her appearance, Sheikha Shamma noted, “Engaging a nation’s youth is something that every society needs to embrace, as disengaged youth have both short and long-term ramifications on society, as a whole.

“Through our youth, we generate fresh ideas, develop new concepts and create groundbreaking innovations that tackle issues, such as climate change and its impact on the environment; areas that Alliances for Global Sustainability is dedicated to finding solutions for,” she added.

Sheikha Shamma continues to lend her expertise as the CEO and Founder of Alliances for Global Sustainability, an organisation that links government agencies and private sector businesses to develop and advise on projects in the sphere of sustainability.

The World Economic Forum 2019 began this weekend at the Dead Sea, in which over 1,000 delegates from around the world discussed issues, including the Fourth Industrial Revolution, inclusive new social and economic models, government transparency, global sustainability goals and environmental stewardship.

The keynote address was delivered by His Majesty King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

‘20 for 2020’ launched to increase female representation on UAE Boards

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Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan today announced the launch of ‘20 for 2020’, an innovative programme launched to drive gender balance at a board-level.

Twenty women will have the opportunity to partake in a year-long professional development course while they gain board-level experience. The overarching objective of ‘20 for 2020’ is to create gender equality by placing more women into board of director roles.

The programme aligns with the UAE’s leadership directive to empower women in the workplace, and more specifically with the Dubai Women Establishment’s objective to increase female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent within 2020.

The first partners of the ‘20 for 2020’ initiative was also confirmed today, which included the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, who signed a cooperation agreement with programme representatives.

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UAE launches ’20 for 2020′ to drive gender balance at board level

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The UAE has launched the ’20 for 2020′ initiative aimed at driving gender balance at board level.

Twenty women will have the opportunity to take part in a year-long professional development course while they gain board-level experience.

The programme is in line with the objectives of the Dubai Women Establishment to increase female representation on corporate boards to 20 percent within 2020.

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Growing earth emergencies highlighted by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan at public policy forum 2020

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Dubai: The array of current emergencies impacting countries around the world were starkly highlighted by Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, Chief Executive Officer for the Alliances for Global Sustainability. Her Excellency was speaking during the final keynote address at the Public Policy Forum 2020 when she spoke about the important role of cities in sustainable development.

“Over billions of years, the Earth has been like a battery, slowly charged, storing energy from the sun in plants and fossil fuels. But today, we as humans are draining that energy much faster than it can be replenished. Decades of turning a blind eye to pressing issues such as global warming, air pollution, urban sprawl, waste disposing, ozone layer depletion, water pollution and climate change are resulting in unforeseen disaster on a scale that we are struggling to rectify. In the last few months alone we have seen two natural disasters and a major health epidemic sweep across three countries that account for almost fifty per cent of the world,” said by Sheikha Shamma.

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Ahead Of The Curve: Alliances for Global Sustainability CEO Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan

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As the great-granddaughter of the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of the UAE, Alliances for Global Sustainability CEO Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan doesn’t have to look too far from her own family when it comes to seeking inspiration for her work in the environmental domain. Consider, for instance, her visionary great grandfather’s words in 1998, which he said on the occasion of the UAE’s first Environment Day: “We cherish our environment because it is an integral part of our country, our history, and our heritage.

On land and in the sea, our forefathers lived and survived in this environment. They were able to do so only because they recognized the need to conserve it, to take from it only what they needed to live, and to preserve it for succeeding generations. With God’s will, we shall continue to work to protect our environment and our wildlife, as did our forefathers before us. It is a duty, and, if we fail, our children, rightly, will reproach us for squandering an essential part of their inheritance, and of our heritage.”

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Masdar launches global ‘Youth 4 Sustainability’ platform

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H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, attended today the global launch by Masdar of the Youth 4 Sustainability, Y4S, platform.

The global platform, launched under the patronage of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed, is designed to equip young people with the skills needed to pursue careers in the sustainability industry, combining tailored workshops and real-world experience to empower youth and give them the skills they need to excel.

The platform aims to directly engage 50,000 young people across the world by 2030. Masdar is one of the world’s leading clean energy companies.

“The UAE government places great importance on the role and empowerment of youth, who hold the responsibility of ensuring the welfare of our future. Through structured programmes such as Youth 4 Sustainability, we can prepare them so they are able to tackle the challenges that our world currently faces,” said Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed. “With the launch of the global platform, we can reach young leaders around the world, creating an even larger network of empowered and informed youth.”

Over the next decade, the green economy will create 24 million new jobs, according to the United Nations’ International Labour Organisation. The global renewable energy sector employed 11 million people in 2018, compared with 10.3 million in 2017, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Youth programmes are designed to engage youth from a young age to prepare them for a sustainability-focused future.

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