Press Releases February 2010 - 'Eye on Earth' Summit Planned. 'Eye on Earth' Summit Planned in Abu Dhabi News Announced at 11th Special Session of UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) Bali, 25 February 2010 - As policy-makers continue to address global environmental issues from climate change to biodiversity loss, from land degradation to water pollution, a multi-partner initiative is calling upon all major players in the international environmental arena to bridge the global environmental knowledge gap. A cooperative and systematic approach through a broad network which builds capacity and takes advantage of cutting edge information and communication technologies will achieve the immediate objective of providing quality and timely information to decision makers.
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Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi - Environment 2001 Conference and. AFED. Business leaders from the Arab world have agreed on staunch commitment to advance and adhere to the principles of environmental responsibility and cleaner production, and set a target to reduce the consumption of energy and water in their operations by 20% by the year 2012. This was announced in a declaration they issued at the end of the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Summit, which convened in Abu Dhabi on 29 November, attended by over 120 chief executives representing major business sectors from across the region. The Summit was organized by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), and hosted by Environment Agency, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. The initiative was also supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
The plenary was chaired by Dr. The Summit came at a critical time, less than two weeks after H.R.H. Declare: