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Box 2.2 National Action Agenda for Foreign Direct Investment
Outward FDI (...) Target sectors: (...) smart buildings, renewable energy generation/water supply, (...), carbon capture technology, sustainable transportation, (...), and sustainability in food consumption

3.25. There have been no major changes to the legislation governing prohibited or restricted goods in the UAE, with restrictions based on issues of public safety, public health, environment, natural resources, and national security or for reasons related to the UAE foreign policy. (...). The UAE is also a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, the Rotterdam Convention on Trade in Hazardous Chemicals, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, (...).

Table 3.4 Prohibited goods
HS code: 56081100
Goods categories/items: Nylon fishing nets
Controlling authorities: Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE)

Table 3.4 Prohibited goods
HS code: 25241000, 25249010, 25249020, 25249030, 25249040, 25249090; Goods categories/items: Asbestos; Controlling authorities: MOCCAE.

Table 3.4 Prohibited goods
HS code: 28445000, 81121300, 81060000
Goods categories/items: Radiation and nuclear fallout contaminated substances
Controlling authorities: Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

Table 3.5 Restricted goods
Goods categories/items - Products harmful to the ozone layer;
Controlling authorities - MOCCAE

2.6. Agriculture, livestock, hunting and forestry activity declined in 2014 because coffee production was hit by fungi and pests, and livestock was affected by weather conditions. (...)

2.14. In 2018, manufacturing was one of the least dynamic sectors of the economy, growing by 1.0%. In 2019, it contracted by 1.1% as industrial activity was restricted by the drought in the country, caused by the El Niño phenomenon. This reduced the level of rivers and their tributaries and led to a decrease in drinking water production, an important input in this activity's production process. (...)

2.15. In 2014, the value added of electricity, gas and water supply rose by 11.5% as solar (1.5 GWh) and wind (113.2 GWh) generation was added to the electricity mix. In 2015, economic growth stood at 10.3% due to increased hydroelectric (1,224.8 GWh) and wind (299.0 GWh) generation. Moreover, the drop in the price of petroleum products (bunker C: 44.6% and light diesel: 38.3%) and coal (17.8%) lowered production costs for thermal power stations.

2.16. In 2016, the sector contributed 10.1% growth to the economy. There were two key factors in the increase in value added of electricity supply: the decrease in oil prices, which reduced the marginal costs of electricity generation by 33.7%, and the rise in electricity production from renewable sources (67.2% of the total generated).