<span style="color: #222222;">A high-level UAE delegation, headed by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, will take part in the upcoming Global Summit on Climate Action, to be held in San Francisco, California, from September 12 to 14, 2018.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 2018 Global Summit on Climate Action is a platform that brings together several decision makers and officials, as well as people, from around the world to discuss proposals for future action on climate change.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The summit will also serve as a starting point for broader and more effective global commitments, to reduce the impacts of climate change and achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The summit will promote climate action in five key areas: Healthy Energy Systems, Inclusive Economic Growth, Sustainable Communities, Land and Ocean Stewardship, and Transformative Climate Investments.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the UAE's ambitious climate action plans, Dr Al Zeyoudi said that the UAE has made progress in combating climate change impacts through programs such as the launch of the National Climate Change Plan 2050 and the National Climate Adaptation Program. </span><br />''  <br />