DEWA concludes its climate change awareness programme

DUBAI / WAM

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), concluded its Climate Change Research and Learning Programme (CCRLP), in Wadi Wurayah, in Fujairah, in collaboration with the Emirates Wildlife Society – the World Wide Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF), and Fujairah Municipality.
Three teams of 22 DEWA employees took part in the programme; part of DEWA’s efforts to raise awareness about climate change and to adopt sustainable practices, as well as to reduce its environmental footprint in the country and the region.
The programme’s agenda includes scientific research on the impact of climate change on fresh water ecosystems and the UAE’s biodiversity through a number of lectures, panel discussions, and field research activities, under the supervision of environmental experts. The programme also includes field visits to study the surrounding environment, providing all participants with a rich scientific experience.
DEWA also introduced participants to the resilience of fresh water ecosystems and the nocturnal life of bats; ways to locate and identify trees within Wadi Wurayah using Google Earth, conducting tree mapping experiments to map out plant species in the Wadi. They also learned about the global and regional impacts of climate change, and
mitigation plans to combat it.
The programme promotes DEWA’s efforts in scientific research, and finding sustainable solutions to climate change.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA, said, “The collaboration is part of DEWA’s keenness to have international collaboration to combat climate change, and promote sustainable development, which is based on harnessing knowledge, innovation and green growth to achieve a sustainable future.
The programme promotes DEWA’s efforts in scientific research, and finding sustainable solutions to climate change. It also supports the UAE Centennial 2071 to preserve the environment for generations to come, as well as the ‘Green Economy for Sustainable Development’ long-term national initiative launched by the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to build a green economy in the UAE. The programme also supports the Dubai Plan 2021 to establish Dubai as a smart and sustainable city, whose environmental elements are clean, healthy and sustainable.”