Arab, north African speakers address Economic Green Forum on its 2nd day

Manama, July 3 (BNA): The Middle East and North Africa High-Level Forum on the Green Economy 2019 hosted by Bahrain and patronized and organized by the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) in collaboration with the World Green Economy Organization and the United Nations continues with the participation of speakers from Arab countries and North Africa. The speakers discussed through work papers and workshops the expansion of transition to green economy towards the implementation of the UN sustainable development 2030, the transition from solar investment to green economy, in addition to climate change. In a statement to Bahrain News Agency (BNA) on the sidelines of the forum, Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, attached significance to the subjects raised in the forum, noting benefiting from Bahrain’s experience in the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags, as well as the exploitation of renewable energy. The minister said a memorandum of understanding between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Egypt today was signed on environment conservation, air and water pollution control, biodiversity protection, waste management, climate change and the promotion of sustainable development goals. The UAE Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Green Development and Climate Change Sector of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Fahed Al Hammadi, told BNA that the forum complements the World Green Economy Summit held in the UAE 2014, saying the World Green Economy Organization aims to establish an international platform to boost cooperation among governments, private sectors and the international community for addressing environmental degradation to benefit future of current and next generations. He added the transition to green economy requires a strong environment system capable of integrating economic systems into the green economy system.