Journal of Food Processing & Technology

The place of UAEâ??s food security in the national legislation and its role in supporting Global Food Security

5^th International Conference on Food and Nutrition

September 09-10, 2024 | Paris, France

Enas Mohammed Al-Qodsi

Faculty of Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Algeria

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

This research analyzed the place of UAE’s food security in the national legislation and its role in supporting global food security. Besides, it examined the significant role played by the United Arab Emirates in achieving global food security. The researcher touched on the UAE’s plan to strengthen the food security system, reviewed the national legislation related to food and evaluated the extent to which the UAE’s plan in this regard is consistent with the international agreements. The descriptive method was used and the findings showed the UAE’s legislator did not ignore the need to achieve a state of local and global food security. It was also found that UAE’s government has established certain initiatives to support global food security. These include Global Food Technology Challenge initiative, the Emirates Council for Food Security in 2019, and the Emirates Food Bank. Furthermore, the UAE government has launched the National Strategy for Food Security 2051. Significantly, the UAE has acceded to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora by virtue of Federal Decree No. 86 of 1989, the Convention on Biological Diversity which the United Arab Emirates accessed under Federal Decree No. 107 of 1999, and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Impact Statement The increasing problem of overpopulation has raised questions about whether the existing food resources will be sufficient for this generation and the next generations. Therefore, governments of world countries have become aware of the necessity to make strategies and legislations that will guarantee the achievement of food security at the local and global levels. In this respect, the UAE’s government has been concerned about the idea of food security, and it has made strategies which are consistent with international agreements in this regard.

Biography :

Enas Mohammed Al-Qodsi is an Assistant Professor of Civil Law at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She holds a PhD in Private Law from Cairo University, which she obtained with an excellent grade with honors, and has over 20 years of academic and professional experience. In her previous roles, Al-Qodsi served as a faculty coordinator at Abu Dhabi University's Faculty of Law and worked as a legal advisor at the Supreme Court of the Supreme Judicial Council in Palestine, where she provided legal opinions on various issues and prepared legal memoranda, Al-Qodsi has published 18 research papers in high-ranking international journals indexed in Scopus, including top 1, 5, and 9% journals, and she has an h-index of 5. Her scholarly work focuses primarily on civil law, civil responsibility law, contracts, consumer protection, sustainability, environmental protection, and artificial intelligence, Al-Qodsi's dedication and contributions to her field have been recognized with multiple awards and honors, including the Community Service Award from the Faculty of Law at Abu Dhabi University for the academic year 2019/2020 and the Teaching Award for 2020-2021 from the University of Abu Dhabi.