Senior Consultant – Climate, Carbon & ESG Advisory, UAE

“Organizations globally are using climate scenario analysis, geospatial assessments, and data-driven tools to evaluate physical risks such as heat, flooding, and sea-level rise, as well as transition risks linked to regulatory changes, carbon pricing, and evolving market expectations. Leading companies embed climate risk into governance, enterprise risk management (ERM), and strategic planning, ensuring it informs investment, infrastructure, and supply chain decisions with oversight at board level. At the same time, organizations are shifting toward proactive resilience planning, implementing measures such as improved water management, green infrastructure, and coastal protection to address regional climate challenges and strengthen long-term operational resilience.”

Associate Director, Sustainability, UAE

“Effective climate adaptation strategies focus on proactive risk management, using forward-looking climate assessments to protect assets, operations, and supply chains. Companies are strengthening resilience through infrastructure upgrades, passive cooling design, digital monitoring systems, and diversified supply chains. In the UAE and GCC, integrating climate risk into urban planning, infrastructure, and real estate development is becoming increasingly important, with measures such as heat mitigation, water reuse systems, sustainable drainage, and coastal protection helping address regional climate challenges. Aligning these actions with national strategies like UAE Net Zero 2050 supports both climate resilience and long-term economic competitiveness.”

Sustainability, ESG & CSR Consultant | Climate Resilience & Humanitarian Impact, UAE

“Organizations globally are using frameworks such as TCFD and ISSB, supported by climate modelling and hazard mapping, to assess physical and transition climate risks and integrate them into financial and strategic decision-making. Climate risk is increasingly embedded within governance and enterprise risk management (ERM) through board oversight and scenario analysis aligned with low-carbon transition pathways. In the Middle East, adaptation focuses on climate-smart infrastructure, renewable-powered desalination, circular water systems, and nature-based solutions to address extreme heat, water scarcity, and flooding. Aligning these efforts with UAE Net Zero 2050 and economic diversification strategies supports long-term resilience and sustainable growth.”

Head of ESG and Partnerships, Coral | Innovation, Climate & AI Strategy Advisor, Next Generation GCC, UAE

“Organizations globally are moving toward quantifiable climate risk modelling, using frameworks such as TCFD and ISSB to assess physical and transition risks and translate them into financial impacts on assets, insurance costs, and cost of capital. Leading companies embed climate risk within governance and enterprise risk management (ERM) through board oversight and scenario-based strategic planning. In the UAE and GCC, integrating climate risk into infrastructure, real estate, and urban planning through climate stress-testing, passive cooling design, and resilient infrastructure is becoming increasingly important. Aligning these efforts with UAE Net Zero 2050 and economic diversification strategies supports long-term resilience, competitiveness, and investor confidence.”

Assistant Director – MENA Business Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility EY, UAE

“Organizations are increasingly assessing climate-related risks through double materiality assessments and scenario analysis to understand their operational and financial impacts. Based on these insights, businesses develop mitigation and adaptation plans, including risk prioritization, contingency planning, employee preparedness, and technological solutions to maintain operations during climate disruptions. At the same time, public–private collaboration plays a crucial role in strengthening climate resilience by combining government policy and financing with private-sector expertise to support resilient infrastructure, adaptation financing, and coordinated regional responses to climate risks.”

Climate Solutions and Sales Lead – Middle East and South Asia, Moody’s Analytics

“Organizations globally are aligning climate risk assessments with frameworks such as ISSB and TNFD, improving consistency in how physical and transition risks are identified and disclosed. Leading practices include physical and transition risk assessments, supply chain analysis, and climate-adjusted financial modelling integrated into capital planning. In leading organizations, climate risk is embedded within governance and enterprise risk management (ERM) with board oversight and links to strategic planning. Data, scenario analysis, and climate modelling help evaluate financial exposure under different climate pathways. In the UAE and GCC, adaptation increasingly focuses on heat resilience, coastal protection, and climate-informed infrastructure planning to support long-term resilience.”