Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has signed a letter of collaboration with the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) at COP28 to enhance environmental education.
Mr. Ahmed Baharoon, Executive Director, Environmental Information, Science, and Outreach Management, signed on behalf of EAD, while Mr. Daniel Schaffer, CEO of FEE, inked the letter of collaboration.
Following a series of meetings, the collaboration letter between EAD and FEE centers on developing a mutually beneficial working relationship that will advance EAD’s flagship initiatives. It includes the Sustainable Schools Initiative (SI), Sustainable Campus Initiative (SCI), and FEE’s Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) program.
The partnership will facilitate collaboration with FEE’s organizations, educators, and expert networks. This collaboration fulfills one of the EAD’s obligations to establish a Regional Centre of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) under the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Action Plan Challenge 6: Education. FEE, along with UNESCO and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), is leading the Education Challenge as part of the decade.
Mr. Baharoon stated that, “Environmental education is the crux of our role at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) – something we have been doing for decades with a strong track record of success. Therefore, it is always an honor to establish partnerships with international entities like the Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE) that share our mandate, at an event as prominent as COP28.”
“This letter of collaboration will help enhance EAD’s access to global best practices and resources in environmental education and greatly increase our ability to promulgate our own best practices and experience on the global stage via FEE’s global network,” Mr. Baharoon added.