Environmental Issues Faced by UAE and Their Solutions

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Science
3/4/2019

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
United Arab Emirates.............................................................................................................2
Environmental Issues faced by UAE.....................................................................................2
Limited Water Sources.......................................................................................................3
Land degradation and desertification.................................................................................3
Air pollution.......................................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2
Introduction
Earth is presently dealing with numerous numbers of environmental issues. The problems of
Environment like acid rain, waste disposal, water pollution, global warming, climate change,
etc. influence every nation, animal, and human on the planet (Conserve Energy Future, 2019).
The intent of this paper is to highlight three major environmental issues faced by the United
Arab Emirates and their possible solutions.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is the association of seven emirates over the Arabian Peninsula’s
eastern coast. The largest emirates out of seven are Abu Dhabi comprises around three fourth
of the total area of the land of the federation. Dubai the port city located at the Musandam
Peninsula is called as the capital of the Emirate the most important financial and commercial
center with the house of thousands of MNCs (BBC News, 2018).
Environmental Issues faced by UAE
Today, the natural environment is experiencing a number of challenges. The United Arab
Emirates is dealing with the influence of quick development and the influence of climate
change as well as global warming. Sustainable development and environmental protection are
considered the main topics, which are gaining attention of the government of the UAE
(Government. ae, 2019).
The quick economic development in the UAE has resulted in serious environmental
challenges that are caused due to increasing population, increasing demand of water and
energy and fast metropolitan growth complemented with high GHG and other emissions in
the United Arab Emirates.