Vice President Faisal Naseem on Tuesday attended the 8th World Government Summit held at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Aminath Shauna took part in the panel discussion, “Our Rising Blue Waters: Governments Combating Climate Change” alongside the President of Seychelles, Wavel Ramkalawan and Gaston Browne, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda.

The 8th edition of the two-day summit is hosted under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and the Ruler of Dubai.

The World Government Summit 2022 brings together thought leaders, global experts and decision makers from around the world to share and contribute to the development of tools, policies, and models that are essential in shaping future governments.

The Summit provides a unique platform to showcase and exchange best practices and smart solutions to challenges that nations face. It covers a wide network of leaders in the public and private sectors, and encourage them to think collectively and creatively about disruptive intersections between government and innovation, with the ultimate goal of promoting development and prosperity around the world.

Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Aminath Shauna and Secretary, Foreign Relations at the President's Office Ibrahim Hood are accompanying the vice President in the trip to Dubai.