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Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation and President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, has honoured the winners of the 10th Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST).
The Award is part of the initiatives of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai aimed to motivate the public and private sectors to contribute to easing the traffic congestion and protecting the environment.
Sheikh Ahmed and attendees watched a movie about DAST focusing on the efforts of Dubai to conserve the environment and apply the principles of sustainable development as they shape the future and welfare of humans and embed the concept of public transport. Another movie was shown spotlighting the evolution of the Award, which is celebrating its tenth edition, and the sustained growth in a number of categories, nominations, honourees, attendees and topics discussed.