Within the United Nations-sponsored multilateral setting of
WSIS Forum 2026 and AI for Good Global Summit 2026, the delegation advanced
ClimateEX, WCFDAC and the Sustainable ESG-backed Green Gold Digital Asset
Initiative as three pillars for AI-driven climate finance and inclusive carbon
market cooperation.
Geneva,
Switzerland, 10 July 2026 - Within the UN-sponsored
multilateral platform of WSIS
Forum 2026, the AI
for Good Global Summit 2026 and Session 562 of the WSIS Forum agenda in
Geneva, a UAE-linked delegation led by H.E.
Shaikh Hamad Rakadh Salem Hamad Alameri, Chairman of Shaikh Hamad Rakadh Salem Rakadh Office,
advanced AI-driven climate finance, multilateral digital cooperation, green
value infrastructure and global carbon market governance.
The delegation
participated within Session
562, identified on the official WSIS Forum agenda as an official WSIS 2026 thematic side event
titled “AI-Driven
Empowerment for Innovative Climate Finance: Bridging the Global Climate
Investment Gap via an Inclusive, Digitally Equitable Just Transition.”
Set in the WSIS+20 era, the session connected digital innovation, AI
empowerment, climate finance and global carbon market governance, including
Paris Agreement Article 6, market liquidity and participation by developing
economies.
In parallel, the
delegation held discussions with the ITU
Deputy Secretary-General on potential cooperation with UN- and ITU-sponsored frameworks
around AI-enabled governance, responsible rule-building and trusted
asset-representation standards for gold and metal-backed digital asset
infrastructure. The discussion reinforced the importance of transparent
standards, verifiable data, institutional trust and international cooperation
as digital mechanisms represent financial and environmental value.
The discussion
reflected a core challenge: climate ambition requires credible, verifiable and
interoperable green value. Cross-border carbon market cooperation faces
fragmented rules, uneven liquidity and limited trusted representation of green
assets. Addressing these issues requires transparent data, credible
verification, digital MRV and inclusive participation.
Against this
background, H.E. Shaikh
Hamad anchored the UAE engagement and set out a
platform-oriented vision for connecting green value, digital infrastructure, AI
innovation, carbon market mechanisms and global investment cooperation.
Within this official
platform context, the delegation presented three outcomes: the Sustainable ESG-backed Green Gold
Digital Asset Initiative, the launch of ClimateEX, and the
establishment and on-site signing ceremony of the World Climate Finance Digital Asset
Committee (WCFDAC). Together, they addressed the green
transition at three levels: trusted value representation through the Green Gold
Initiative, market infrastructure through ClimateEX, and institutional
cooperation through WCFDAC.
The Sustainable ESG-backed Green Gold
Digital Asset Initiative, advanced by Shaikh Hamad Rakadh Salem Rakadh Office
and ClimateEX,
is a green value and ESG-backed digital asset framework. It explores how
verified green assets, carbon value and ESG-backed environmental value can be
represented through trusted digital mechanisms combining digital MRV, lifecycle
audit, traceability and recognized value reference mechanisms.
ClimateEX reinforced this
infrastructure approach as a platform connecting green resources, climate
finance, digital infrastructure and international cooperation, supporting
carbon market connectivity, digital MRV, value recognition and market
participation.
The WCFDAC signing ceremony
added a multilateral cooperation dimension. Presented as a joint founding
initiative, WCFDAC is designed as a platform supporting climate finance
innovation, carbon market liquidity, blue-carbon value realization and fair
participation by developing economies.
Mr. Jeson
Zheng,
Global Chairman of UAE
Global 2031 Strategic Partnership (GSP), emphasized alignment
with the “We the UAE 2031”
vision and highlighted the UAE’s role in connecting ideas, investment and
opportunities for a greener future.
“The next
stage of sustainable development requires infrastructure capable of supporting
the identification, representation, circulation and collaboration of green
value,”
said Mr. Bureir Jalil
Ibrahim Fashakh, Vice Chairman and CEO of Shaikh Hamad Group.
The message from
Geneva was clear: climate finance requires trusted infrastructure as well as
funding commitments. By connecting green value, AI innovation, carbon market
mechanisms and international partnership, the UAE is positioned as a strategic
platform for practical climate finance cooperation and Global Green Value Infrastructure.
Editorial Note
Official Platform Context
Session
562 was convened within the official WSIS Forum 2026 thematic side event
framework in Geneva, alongside the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, as part of
the WSIS+20 dialogue on digital innovation, AI empowerment, climate finance and
global carbon market governance.
Source Attribution
According
to the official WSIS Forum 2026 agenda, Session 562 was listed as an official
WSIS 2026 thematic side event and was held on 6 July 2026, 11:00–11:45, in Room
L2, ITU Montbrillant Building, Geneva. The page identifies the session as
co-hosted by the Global SDGs and Leadership Development Center (GSLDC), the
United Nations Global Leadership & ESG Programme (UNGLEP) and UAE Global
2031 Strategic Partnership (GSP), and co-organized by Shaikh Hamad Rakadh Salem
Rakadh Office and the Social Impact Investment Foundation (SIIF).
Official
Session Page:
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2026/Agenda/Session/562
Scope of Reference
References
to WSIS Forum 2026, AI for Good Global Summit 2026, ITU, the United Nations and
related multilateral platforms are included solely for factual event context
and source attribution. References to ITU discussions and the WCFDAC signing
ceremony are provided as factual meeting and outcome context only. This release
does not state or imply endorsement, approval, sponsorship or validation by the
United Nations, ITU or the WSIS Forum for any digital asset, initiative,
platform, financial arrangement or commercial activity. WCFDAC is described as
a joint founding initiative and multilateral cooperation platform, not as a
regulatory body.
Financial and Securities
Notice
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release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to
sell, a solicitation to buy, or investment, financial, legal, tax or other
professional advice regarding any digital asset, initiative, platform,
financial arrangement or commercial activity.