Safeguarding Freshwater Ecosystems: UAE Action on Freshwater Conservation

10/10/2025
16:00 - 16:45
UAE Pavilion
Session with interpretation

Session Description

This dynamic panel, held in collaboration with Clean Rivers, will highlight the UAE’s growing role in global conservation with a special focus on freshwater preservation. Freshwater systems are the lifelines of communities and biodiversity, yet they face unprecedented pressure from pollution, overuse, and climate change.
Organised by
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment ( United Arab Emirates )
Partners
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund ( United Arab Emirates )

Moderator

Speaker Nicolas HEARD

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Speaker

Speaker Ian HARRISON

Freshwater Conservation Committee Co-Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission