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Hotels and desert camps in Dubai have just one more month to enter the 2017 Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards. Part of the Dubai Sustainable Tourism initiative, the awards will recognise hotels and individuals who are adopting tangible measures
to contribute to enhanced
sustainability within the
emirate’s tourism sector.
Establishments can enter the awards via the Dubai Sustainable Tourism website, with nominations closing on September 14, and winners will be announced at a
ceremony in mid-November.
Inaugurated this year, the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Awards feature 20 categories: 13 mainawards targeted towards different types of hospitality establishment, and seven special awards that recognise individuals who are true champions of sustainability. Winners of the seven specialawards will be leaders and teams who truly embody the sustainability principles of DST, and who have inspired remarkable changes within their organisations.
The awards criteria have been designed to meet the challenges outlined in Dubai’s Carbon Abatement Strategy. Issued by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, this commits to reducing carbon emissions by 16 percent by 2021.
The awards also support the UAE’s Green Growth Strategy that aims to build an economic system that has sustainability at its core. These initiatives in turn are in line with Dubai Plan 2021 and Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030.
Dubai Tourism is implementing its Dubai Sustainable Tourism initiative in collaboration with Etihad ESCO, Dubai Carbon, Emirates Environmental Group, Emirates Wildlife Society – WWF and Emirates Green Building Council, as well as the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, DEWA and Dubai Municipality as strategic partners.