A team of 5 staff from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) will be Climate Change Ambassadors and travel to Tanzania in July, on an exploratory mission to identify the impact and implications of climate change on communities, wildlife, and the environment in Africa, and in Tanzania. This is part of DEWA’s efforts to achieve 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.
DEWA is sending its third delegation to Tanzania, following the great success of the previous two trips to Antarctica and the Amazon forests of Peru in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
“In line with the vision and guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, we are keen to embrace sustainability as a priority within our strategic direction, plans and initiatives, and we are promoting them in all their environmental, economic and social aspects, as we continue our efforts to raise awareness about sustainability and climate change issues, to preserve the planet,” said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
“DEWA spares no effort to contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. We are also keen to participate in international forums and implement national strategies and initiatives to protect the environment and conserve natural resources, including the long-term national Green Economy for Sustainable Development initiative launched by His Highness to build a green economy in the UAE, and the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, to make Dubai a global centre for clean energy and green economy,” added Al Tayer.
DEWA promotes awareness of the negative impact of climate change by launching programmes, initiatives, and educational competitions, in collaboration with public and private sector partners, to ensure proper consumption behaviour in the community, and to spread awareness about the seriousness of climate change on the environment and on life on the planet to society and allother stakeholders. This has contributed to increasing the sustainability culture indicator among DEWA staff to 88.6%.
The delegation of the Tanzania climate change trip is increasingly-important, given the rapid changes and negative impacts of climate change on the African continent. Tanzania has the highest mountain peak in Africa and the largest lakes in the continent. DEWA sends exploratory delegations to various regions of the world to acquire scientific expertise and to get acquainted with the realities of global warming and climate change and to transfer these experiences to the community, to raise awareness and encourage individuals to adopt to environmentally-friendly ways of life.
During their trip in Tanzania, the ambassadors of climate change will reach Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain peak and the world's tallest mountain, to find out the effects of climate change on the top of the mountain and the surrounding area, with the help of National Geographic experts accompanying them. The ambassadors will travel to Tarangire National Park to visit several environmental centres, and meet experts on environmental issues, global warming, and climate change.
The delegation will also travel to Rubondo Island National Park to witness the effects of climate change on Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa. In the city of Dar es Salaam, they will meet officials and stakeholders in Tanzania to discuss the effects of climate change on the region, and to identify steps taken to address this critical issue.
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