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The MoU also explores opportunities to jointly develop campaigns, activities, and technical studies to achieve mutual objectives.
The MoU was signed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA and Ida Tillisch, Director General of EWS-WWF.
Al Tayer commended EWS-WWF for its efforts in biodiversity conservation in key sites across the UAE, and for actively raising awareness about ecological footprints, and its contribution to policy and institutional frameworks to address environmental issues. Tillisch thanked DEWA for its efficient and reliable world-class services to customers and society, and its role in spreading awareness on the sensible use of electricity and water to protect the environment and natural resources.
“DEWA encourages all initiatives that support its vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, and its strategy to promote environmental awareness, protect natural resources, and reduce the carbon footprint. We are pleased to work with EWS-WWF to enhance our joint efforts to focus on the importance of rational use of electricity and water and the need to protect the environment, to create a sustainable future for us and generations to come. DEWA seeks to enhance relations with its partners and stakeholders to achieve its strategic goals, and promote Dubai’s position as a global hub for trade, finance, tourism, green economy, and sustainability,” said Al Tayer.
“This Memorandum of Understanding paves the way for closer collaboration between DEWA and EWS-WWF. It provides both organisations with a unique opportunity to join forces and work on science-based solutions to tackle climate change and protect marine biodiversity. As such, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with DEWA and driving positive change to conserve our natural environment in the UAE,” said Tillisch.
“DEWA is committed to encouraging activities and initiatives that focus on building capacity, reducing the carbon footprint, protecting ecological diversity, and promoting people’s happiness and comfort in a healthy environment that is ideal to live, work, and visit. These efforts contribute to achieving the Dubai Plan 2021 to transform Dubai into a smart city, whose environmental elements are clean, healthy and sustainable,” said Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Business Development at DEWA.
DEWA is organised Earth Hour for the 9th consecutive year on Saturday 19 March 2016. The event is organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, and in cooperation with EWS-WWF. Earth Hour 2016 in Dubai achieved an impressive reduction in electricity use of 222MWh and a reduction of 96 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
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