The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) and Sharjah Environment Company, Bee'ah, signed an MoU to promote more cooperation towards achieving the indicators of the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda, pertaining to the environmental and green growth targets.
The MoU was signed by His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and His Excellency Thabit Salim Al Turaifi, Deputy Chairman of Bee’ah and Director General of Sharjah City Municipality, at the ministry headquarters.
Commenting on the new partnership, His Excellency Dr. Al Zeyoudi said: “The MoU with Bee’ah is in line with our vision to achieve environmental pioneering for sustainable development, and our commitment to unify efforts and collaborate with public and private sectors to achieve the Sustainable Environment and Infrastructure indicator in the UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda.”
Dr. Al Zeyoudi noted that the MoU will serve as a cornerstone for joining efforts between the two parties to roll out plans and initiatives that will ultimately improve national indicators related to waste.
Thabit Salim Al Turaifi pointed out that Bee'ah always seeks to strengthen cooperation with all entities and institutions to serve the interests of the emirate of Sharjah and learn from the successful experiments and expertise.
He added that Bee'ah, through this mutual cooperation, will be able to achieve its goal to provide the best quality of services to the public and apply the best practices in all fields, especially maintaining the cultural and aesthetic appearance of the city.
He noted that Bee'ah has taken great strides in recycling and waste disposal approaches as part of its efforts to protect the environment.
Al Turaifi said: “The cooperation with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has always been fruitful and met the expectations to help achieve the UAE strategy and vision.”
He praised the existing cooperation between the two entities and the efforts to achieve their mutual goals.
Under the MoU, MOCCAE will hold regular meetings with Bee’ah to review work progress, ensure data accuracy and follow up on upcoming initiatives and schemes in Sharjah to help achieve the national indicators. The meetings will also see the two parties create, develop and update waste database in the UAE, as well as organize joint workshops and training programs for knowledge transfer and sharing of experiences in waste management.
Bee’ah, under the MoU, will collaborate with MOCCAE to achieve the annual targets of the national indicator related to waste management in Sharjah. This stipulates reducing the current average of municipal solid waste per capita from 1.3 kg to 1.1 kg in 2021, and increasing the current percentage of treated waste of the total waste generated from sixty per cent to seventy-six per cent by 2021.
The two parties agreed to assemble a joint committee to execute the MoU and facilitate cooperation and coordination efforts.