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MANAMA: The Cabinet has praised Bahrain’s support for international efforts to overcome climate change, and develop innovative solutions to achieve climate security.
It highlighted the importance of the speech by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Yesterday’s Cabinet meeting at Gudaibiya Palace was chaired by HRH Prince Salman.
The Cabinet also reiterated Bahrain’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
The kingdom also announced its planned targets to reduce emissions by 2035, as well as Bahrain’s support for key international climate change initiatives.
In this regard, the Cabinet assigned the ministerial committee for financial and economic affairs and fiscal balance to follow up on this.
The Cabinet affirmed Bahrain’s support of the UAE’s request to host the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Abu Dhabi in 2023, noting the UAE’s capabilities in organising international events and unifying efforts to address international challenges.
The Cabinet congratulated His Majesty King Hamad, and HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, following Muharraq Club’s winning of the Asian Cup for the second time in its history.
The Cabinet commended the efforts and capabilities of the Muharraq Club which reflect the development of Bahraini sports and its distinguished position at a regional and international level.
The session condemned the assassination attempt on Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi, denouncing this act of terror aimed at destabilising Iraq’s security and stability and inciting sedition in Iraq.
The Cabinet discussed a number of memorandums during the meeting with the following outcomes:
It approved several of them, including a memorandum by the ministerial committee for legal and legislative affairs regarding a draft decision on the rules and provisions for distributing plots of land for planning or re-planning following expropriation, and compensation for the owners of real estate located within the boundaries of these projects.
Another memorandum by the committee regarding a draft MoU between the Supreme Council for Environment and the Korean Ministry of Environment on environmental co-operation, which aims to enhance co-ordination between the two countries in the fields of environmental technology, protection of biodiversity, natural resources and water quality management, was also approved.
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