Amna Al Shamsi appointed as UAE’s Climate Change and Environment Minister

The UAE has a new Climate Change and Environment Minister: Amna Al Shamsi (LinkedIn) has been tapped to serve as the UAE’s new Climate Change and Environment Minister succeeding Mariam Almheiri who will move to lead the Office of International Affairs in the Emirates’ Presidential Office, the UAE’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Saturday. Prior to her appointment, Al Shamsi served as the UAE Education Ministry’s Assistant Undersecretary and before that was the ministry’s Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.The new minister will expand the country’s focus on developing its agricultural sector and consolidating food security.