UAE launches social enterprise The Climate Tribe to drive climate action

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The Climate Tribe, a UAE-based social enterprise focused on enabling climate action through dynamic storytelling, immersive community engagement, and radical collaboration, has been unveiled.

Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, president and CEO of UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators (UICCA), introduced The Climate Tribe to industry leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and climate advocates at an event co-hosted by DP World, Global Impact Partner for the initiative, reported the state news agency, WAM.

The event took place at the Goals House in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC 2023, underscoring the global importance of climate action and sustainable development.

The Climate Tribe aims to showcase the journeys and achievements of changemakers, innovators and philanthropists from around the world to mobilise communities in the UAE. It will also raise awareness of traditional sustainable practices, ecological heritage, and natural wonders of the region.

Sheikha Shamma said, “Over the last few years, we have heard countless stories of people who are making an incredible impact in their communities, and yet, many of these stories remain untold. Our ambition with The Climate Tribe is to create a digital and physical space where those journeys are not only shared authentically and organically, but where they can inspire others to follow suit.”

The Climate Tribe will be supported by events and workshops

The Climate Tribe comprises three main components: an integrated multimedia platform that blends visual, audio, and editorial content across 14 key themes, ranging from alternative energy and circular economy to green materials and diversity and inclusion, WAM reported.

The platform is supported by a diverse programme of events and workshops to activate and engage key segments of society to build more conscious living habits.

The final element of The Climate Tribe will be introduced in early 2024.

Additionally, as part of The Climate Tribe’s commitment to immersive collective engagement, the initiative will kick off its inaugural group project on September 25, with an interactive Eco-Living Workshop Series.

This sustainable planting workshop reflects the hands-on approach and inclusive principles the organisation will embody as it seeks to empower individuals and communities.

In other news, the UAE Carbon Alliance signed a non-binding letter of intent with the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative’s Advance Market Signal to pledge an indicative intended purchase of $450m in African carbon credits by 2030.

The alliance is a coalition of partners dedicated to advancing the development of a carbon market ecosystem.

The alliance is also chaired by Sheikha Shamma.