UAE wants to implement 'blue economy' in Middle East

Abu Dhabi has pledged its support for the “blue economy” by announcing it will host the next World Ocean Summit in 2019.

Khalifa bin Salem Al Mansoori, undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, said the government would be “supporting efforts to protect the sustainable management of water resources and preserve healthy aquatic ecosystems”, according to the Emirates News Agency (ENA).

☛ Want to stay up to date with the news? Sign up to our daily bulletin.

To read the rest of this article you need to sign in:

Membership ID / Email Address

Password

Don't have an account? Register here

JOIN CIPS

Not a CIPS member? Why not join CIPS to access a full range of benefits, including:

Access all areas of the CIPS Knowledge on-line library including tools and templates and Supply Management stories.
Enhance your network and get connected to a global community of 120,000 in 150 countries.
Stay in touch and up to date through member only events and branch meetings.
Annual subscription to Supply Management magazine.
10 per cent discount on all training courses, workshops, seminars and conferences.
Up to 15 per cent discount on books from the CIPS book store, including course books and a range of further reading text books.

And much more. Click here to join >

UAE wants to implement 'blue economy' in Middle East

SIGN UP

JOIN CIPS