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Economic Indicator: Climate and Environment (climate, environmental issues, environmental agreements, natural hazards)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: UAE Dirham
Currency Symbol: AED
Climate: desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Natural Hazards: frequent sand and dust storms
Environment - Current Issues: lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills
Environment - International Agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection ; signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea