Ras Al Khaimah Ruler leads UAE delegation at COP31

His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has landed in Turkey for the Antalya Leaders’ Summit, being held on November 11-12 as part of COP31.

Sheikh Saud will lead a high-level UAE delegation on behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

According to national news agency Wam, Sheikh Saud was received at the Antalya Airport by Saeed Thani Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Turkey, and a number of senior Turkish officials.

The Antalya Leaders’ Summit is being held under the theme “Towards a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future”, bringing together heads of state and government from around the world to discuss ways to strengthen international cooperation in addressing climate change challenges, accelerate the implementation of climate commitments and support global efforts to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

The UAE’s participation in the summit forms part of its continued efforts to support international climate action and build on the outcomes of COP28, which it hosted in Dubai in 2023.

Foremost among these is the historic “UAE Consensus”, which called for transitioning away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner, tripling global renewable energy capacity and doubling the global average annual rate of energy efficiency improvements by 2030.

The outcomes also included operationalising the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage associated with climate change and adopting the “UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience” to strengthen efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

COP31 is being hosted by Turkey until November 20.