Research Paper The Arab Gulf and Climate Change: Massive

August 2023 2 The Arab Gulf and Climate Change: Massive Steps or Greening Non-negotiable Fossil Fuel Revenues Summary: The 2023 Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28) will be hosted in one of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in November-December 2023. [...] Moreover, we will investigate the contributions of the various rarely explored sectors and evaluate the convergence of policies announced with the sources of emissions. [...] On the other hand, the share of the marine shipping sector may reach 20% of emissions by 2050, so we will try to engage with the challenges facing the sector under the consequences of climate change. [...] Aside from the negative consequences of climate change on biodiversity in the Arabian Gulf region, the regional environment has also been challenged by the increasing frequency of dust storms (Hamza et al., 2011), potential inundation by the sea level rise (Hereher, 2020), and Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer (Sherif and Kacimov, 2007). [...] The Contribution of the Travel and Tourism Sector to the UAE’s GDP 14 The Arab Gulf and Climate Change: Massive Steps or Greening Non-negotiable Fossil Fuel Revenues [WWW Document].