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His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer Opens the Ministerial Roundtable titled "From Ambition to Bankable Action – Mobilizing Green Investments for a Resilient and Inclusive Global Economy" · DEWA Podcasts

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  Amna bint Abdullah al -Dahak, the UAE Minister
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  of Climate Change and Environment. His Excellency
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  Alio Ghori Diouf, Minister of Environment and
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  Ecological Transition of Senegal. His Excellency
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  Balarabi Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment
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  of Nigeria. His Excellency Stephen Victor, Minister
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  of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment
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  of Palau. And His Excellency Ibrahim Mimvra,
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  Minister of State for Climate Change, Environment
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  and Energy of the Maldives. Also present were
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  His Excellency Badr Wael Badr al -Ajil al -Asqar,
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  Secretary General of the Arab Towns Organization,
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  His Excellency Abdullah Balala, Assistant Minister
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  of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability
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  Affairs, His Excellency Hasan Suvar, Deputy Minister
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  of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change
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  of Turkey, representing the COP31 Presidency,
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  and Her Excellency Berenger Buel, United Nations
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  Resident Coordinator for the United Arab Emirates.
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  Dr. Amna Al -Dahak said, By 2030, we are mobilizing
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  between $150 and $200 billion in national investments
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  to meet rising energy demand, while creating
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  200 ,000 future -ready jobs across solar, battery
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  storage, and clean hydrogen. She added that the
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  UAE banking sector has committed to mobilizing
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  $1 trillion in sustainable finance by 2030. She
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  also cited Altera. our landmark USD $30 billion
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  climate finance vehicle, and noted that Masdar
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  has driven over $45 billion in capital. Abdullah
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  Balala said, Water is not simply an environmental
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  or development priority. It is an economic necessity,
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  a driver of competitiveness, and a foundation
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  for long -term prosperity. The UAE will co -host
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  the 2026 United Nations Water Conference with
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  Senegal in Abu Dhabi this December. Closing the
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  session. Altair said, the challenge is no longer
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  simply to define ambition. It is to accelerate
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  implementation. He called for clear tasks, clear
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  projects, and clear partnerships, and concluded,
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  success will not be measured by the number of
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  commitments announced, but by the projects that
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  move, partnerships that form, investments that
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  are mobilized, and real -world results that are
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  delivered. The momentum now continues towards
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  COP 31 in Antalya, Turkey, the United Nations
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  Water Conference, and the Regional Green Economy
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  Forums.