S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 On a visit to Brazil since early this month, Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi, the advisor on environmental affairs and oil to the emirate of Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates, met with Brazilian authorities to discuss sustainability projects. He believes that there is much in common between preservation works underway in Brazil and in the Emirates, and claims that Brazilian projects may provide inspiration to similar actions in his country.<\/p>\n
Al Nuaimi\u2019s appointments in Brazil started in the state of Amazonas, where he spent two days in an Indian tribe, visited the National Institute for Research on the Amazon (Inpa) and met with the state governor, Omar Aziz. \u201cMy visit was meant to get to know the Amazon from the environmental standpoint,\u201d he told ANBA by telephone. \u201cIt was a brand new experience, I used to read about the Amazon in newspapers and magazines and now I went over to know its culture, its plants, its animals\u2026 The Amazon is not just for the Brazilians, it\u2019s for the entire world. It is an important resource to curb carbon emissions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to com Al Nuaimi, the governor Aziz told him that Brazil still has many challenges to overcome in the field of environmental preservation and that one of them is the development of alternative energies. \u201cHe asked me what I would do if oil were to run out,\u201d he said. \u201cHe claimed that everything has an end and that by 2017, 70% of all energy sources will be renewable. We need to invest in technology, in clean energy and in people,\u201d he finished off.<\/p>\n
In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Al Nuaimi met with the mayor of Canoas, Jairo Jorge, and with governor Tarso Genro. \u201cWith the mayor, we discussed sustainability plans,\u201d he says. \u201cI got to know many of the city\u2019s projects, such as residue treatment, for instance. We shared ways of preserving the environment. It was a great visit, during which we were able to gain a good grasp of the projects developed (in Canoas and in the Emirates),\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Al Nuaimi also discussed the Islamic centre that should be established in Canoas starting in the second half of the year, as previously announced by ANBA. \u201cWe discussed how the Islamic centre may become part of these sustainable projects. We want the centre to attract not only the Muslims, but the entire population of the city,\u201d he said. The centre will comprise a mosque, a school, a library, a convention centre and a multi sports court.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the governor, we exchanged many ideas about sustainability. I told him that Brazil may learn from the Emirates and the Emirates may learn from Brazil. I told him that we may develop projects together. I invited him to promote a mission to the Emirates, with businessmen and people linked to the agricultural sector to get to know our projects,\u201d said Al Nuaimi. <\/p>\n
Last Sunday (12th), the advisor also gave talks on the environment at the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Fiergs). This Wednesday, a meeting is scheduled with the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Marco Maia, in Canoas. On Thursday, Al Nuaimi will visit the technological park of the Lutheran University of Brazil (Ulbra).<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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