Assessing the UAE's Efforts to Combat Climate Change using Ecological Footprint Accounting


 Growing concern about climate change created the need for a globally applied system of accounting to track demand on earth’s resources and their supply. An ecological footprint analysis provides an objective metric impact nation has environment, measured in global hectares/capita. Using data provided by Global Network, we calculate that UAE deficit 9.2 hectares/person but only 9% area required offset cost its environmental impact. The is working reduce this can approach 1) increasing biocapacity 2) reducing footprint. A Pearson Correlation Coefficient was computed assess linear relationship between each 6 land use metrics described Wackernagel (1990) total UAE. Loss fisheries found significantly biocapacity, r(37) = [.998], p= [1.3347E-53], while carbon emissions have contributed most [ .986], p 6.7143E-36]. These inform options targeted support one vulnerable ecosystems encourage increased renewable energy sources. This project supported U.S. Dept. State Diplomacy Lab (#2209921) Bluefield University International Initiatives.