TY - CHAP
T1 - The Emirates at 2050
T2 - Balancing development and environmental stewardship
AU - Burt, John A.
AU - Al-Mansoori, Noura
AU - Bejarano, Ivonne
AU - Brown, Gary
AU - Campbell, Oscar
AU - Els, Johannes
AU - Feulner, Gary R.
AU - Friis-Montoya, Guillermo
AU - Henderson, Aaron
AU - Howarth, Brigitte
AU - John, David M.
AU - Judas, Jacky
AU - Mateos-Molina, Daniel
AU - Mitchell, Matthew
AU - Natoli, Ada
AU - Paparella, Francesco
AU - Yaghmour, Fadi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/10/31
Y1 - 2023/10/31
N2 - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) faces the challenge of balancing rapid economic development with environmental preservation and conservation in the Anthropocene era. The nation's unique ecosystems, characterized by arid desert, rugged mountains, and diverse marine habitats, are vulnerable to disturbances such as urbanization, habitat degradation, groundwater extraction and climate change. To chart a more sustainable course for the Emirates by 2050, the paper proposes policy recommendations such as adopting a national strategy for sustainable development, strengthening environmental policies, investing in urban planning and design, promoting sustainable water management, encouraging use of nature-based solutions, addressing climate change, fostering environmental education, supporting research in environmental sciences, encouraging national and regional cooperation, promoting sustainable business practices in the private sector, and monitoring the progress of environmental policies. By embracing a vision of development that respects the natural environment and safeguards its plant and animal life, the UAE can demonstrate its commitment and serve as a model for other nations to follow, becoming a shining example of responsible development by 2050.
AB - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) faces the challenge of balancing rapid economic development with environmental preservation and conservation in the Anthropocene era. The nation's unique ecosystems, characterized by arid desert, rugged mountains, and diverse marine habitats, are vulnerable to disturbances such as urbanization, habitat degradation, groundwater extraction and climate change. To chart a more sustainable course for the Emirates by 2050, the paper proposes policy recommendations such as adopting a national strategy for sustainable development, strengthening environmental policies, investing in urban planning and design, promoting sustainable water management, encouraging use of nature-based solutions, addressing climate change, fostering environmental education, supporting research in environmental sciences, encouraging national and regional cooperation, promoting sustainable business practices in the private sector, and monitoring the progress of environmental policies. By embracing a vision of development that respects the natural environment and safeguards its plant and animal life, the UAE can demonstrate its commitment and serve as a model for other nations to follow, becoming a shining example of responsible development by 2050.
KW - Biodiversity conservation
KW - Ecosystem-based management
KW - Environmental policy
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Urban planning
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-37397-8_24
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85187296105
SN - 9783031373961
SP - 735
EP - 748
BT - A Natural History of the Emirates
PB - Springer Nature
ER -