OAPEC Secretary General Jamal Al-Loughani affirmed Sunday the organization’s intent on improving level of the workforce equipping them with necessary skillsets to address climate change issues as integral part to achieving sustainable development goals.
Al-Loughani, upon inaugurating Arab commissioner’s 16th regional training workshop on climate change, highlighted the importance of such a workshop and the issues it delves into.
The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, seeks to address a number of essential topics, for instance latest developments on Paris agreement negotiations, response measures, adaptation, alleviation, finance and technology.
The workshop, over three days, aims to develop Arab commissioner negotiation skills, readying for upcoming COP28, set to be held in Dubai expo city next November.
Gulf Cooperation Council Energy department Chief Dr. Mohammad Al-Rashidi told KUNA that the gulf region is perhaps one of the world’s most susceptible areas to economic and environmental effects caused by climate change.
He stressed the necessity of integration and boosting joint projects to support technical innovation in field of renewable energy, as well as investing in clean energy and focusing on human capital and import chains.
Dr. Al-Rashidi expressed hope that this congregation facilitates the exchange of expertise, ideas and experiences.
The workshop is done in cooperation with a host of Arab and international organizations including League of Arab States, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), UN environment program, and UN Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO).
Source: Kuwait News Agency