Source:Sadaatweb.com - Date: 05 June 2020
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said: “World Environment Day is gaining special importance with the outbreak of the Corona virus emerging (COVID 19), as the actions of closings and quarantines and the stopping of air traffic and transportation contributed to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.
The results of the measures began to appear, as many countries that applied partial or complete closures reported a significant decrease in polluting emissions and greenhouse gases, and satellite images recorded indicators of improving air quality. These emissions are usually associated with activities mainly in the transportation and industrial sector.
The World Environment Day contributes to focusing global efforts on this urgent environmental issue and bringing about positive change, by urging those concerned to protect the environment and biological balance, and enhance individual and collective responsibility towards environmental issues to confront climate change, and achieve a balance between development and the conservation of natural resources.
Al-Tayer added:Thanks to the vision and guidance of our rational leadership. the UAE pays great attention to biodiversity and the preservation of environmental systems through many laws and legislations that aim to sustain natural resources and rationalize their consumption, in addition to establishing natural reserves.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority plays a leading role in preserving the environment by increasing dependence on renewable and clean energy, and launching numerous programs and initiatives aimed at rationalizing consumption to protect the environment and preserve natural resources and ensure their sustainability for our future generations.
In order to crown these efforts, the authority has won numerous awards in the field of the environment, including the Global Honor Award for Environment from among only 7 institutions around the world with full estimates, as well as the five-star award in the environment from the British Safety Council for nine years in a row, which puts the authority in the forefront Sustainable institutions in full compliance with all local and global environmental requirements and specifications with zero environmental violations in all of the authority’s facilities. ”
Fahd Ahmed Al Raisi, Executive Director of the "Dubai Government Workshop" said: "The celebration of the World Environment Day comes at a time when it is imperative to unite and direct international efforts to face emerging challenges, and to provide guarantees for the sustainability of natural resources that represent the real wealth for building the future.
Our country has taken advanced steps on the path of environmental protection, while laying solid foundations for achieving a comprehensive civilization renaissance and taking environmental sustainability as a top priority within the framework of the Emirates vision 2021, which aims to ensure the sustainability of sustainable development and achieve a balance between economic and social development and environmental security.
In light of the sound guidance of our wise leadership, we are moving forward on the path of environmental action, putting on us the responsibility to advance economic activity without prejudice to natural resources and biological diversity, guided by the wisdom of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, who made environmental protection an issue that concerns us all. In his saying: It is everyone’s responsibility, and everyone’s responsibility in our society.
He added:-The United Arab Emirate is moving towards environmental leadership.in light of launching a package of ambitious projects that are among the most prominent in the world in the field of solar and renewable energy. which paves the way for a new phase of sustainability, especially in light of the ongoing preparations for the next fifty years.
In the Dubai Government workshop, we reaffirm our commitment to our national and ethical responsibilities towards preserving natural resources, while continuing our awareness-raising and educational efforts and adopting international best practices to ensure that our equipment, activities and operational operations comply with the highest standards of sustainability and environmental security, in line with the national trend in preserving the environment as the most valuable and most important resource.
We affirm our continuous endeavor to support the proactive achievements that make the UAE an influential force in supporting global efforts to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, while strengthening endeavors to build a safe, clean, and sustainable environment that guarantees the continuity of development, prosperity, and happiness for present and future generations.
The UAE is celebrating the International Environment Day which falls today, as various institutions in the country have intensified awareness efforts on the importance of preserving environmental and biological diversity, highlighting the leadership's role in preserving the environment and the sustainability of its natural resources by increasing dependence on renewable and clean energy, and launching initiatives to create positive change from By urging environmental protection and biological balance.
The country attaches great importance to biodiversity and the preservation of environmental systems through many laws and legislations that aim to sustain natural resources and rationalize their consumption, in addition to establishing natural reserves. The UAE also contributes to the world in focusing efforts on this urgent environmental issue.
The country attaches great importance to biodiversity and the preservation of environmental systems through many laws and legislations that aim to sustain natural resources and rationalize their consumption, in addition to establishing natural reserves. The UAE also contributes to the world in focusing efforts on this urgent environmental issue.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said: “World Environment Day is gaining special importance with the outbreak of the Corona virus emerging (COVID 19), as the actions of closings and quarantines and the stopping of air traffic and transportation contributed to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.
The results of the measures began to appear, as many countries that applied partial or complete closures reported a significant decrease in polluting emissions and greenhouse gases, and satellite images recorded indicators of improving air quality. These emissions are usually associated with activities mainly in the transportation and industrial sector.
The World Environment Day contributes to focusing global efforts on this urgent environmental issue and bringing about positive change, by urging those concerned to protect the environment and biological balance, and enhance individual and collective responsibility towards environmental issues to confront climate change, and achieve a balance between development and the conservation of natural resources.
Al-Tayer added:Thanks to the vision and guidance of our rational leadership. the UAE pays great attention to biodiversity and the preservation of environmental systems through many laws and legislations that aim to sustain natural resources and rationalize their consumption, in addition to establishing natural reserves.
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority plays a leading role in preserving the environment by increasing dependence on renewable and clean energy, and launching numerous programs and initiatives aimed at rationalizing consumption to protect the environment and preserve natural resources and ensure their sustainability for our future generations.
In order to crown these efforts, the authority has won numerous awards in the field of the environment, including the Global Honor Award for Environment from among only 7 institutions around the world with full estimates, as well as the five-star award in the environment from the British Safety Council for nine years in a row, which puts the authority in the forefront Sustainable institutions in full compliance with all local and global environmental requirements and specifications with zero environmental violations in all of the authority’s facilities. ”
Fahd Ahmed Al Raisi, Executive Director of the "Dubai Government Workshop" said: "The celebration of the World Environment Day comes at a time when it is imperative to unite and direct international efforts to face emerging challenges, and to provide guarantees for the sustainability of natural resources that represent the real wealth for building the future.
Our country has taken advanced steps on the path of environmental protection, while laying solid foundations for achieving a comprehensive civilization renaissance and taking environmental sustainability as a top priority within the framework of the Emirates vision 2021, which aims to ensure the sustainability of sustainable development and achieve a balance between economic and social development and environmental security.
In light of the sound guidance of our wise leadership, we are moving forward on the path of environmental action, putting on us the responsibility to advance economic activity without prejudice to natural resources and biological diversity, guided by the wisdom of the founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God rest his soul, who made environmental protection an issue that concerns us all. In his saying: It is everyone’s responsibility, and everyone’s responsibility in our society.
He added:-The United Arab Emirate is moving towards environmental leadership.in light of launching a package of ambitious projects that are among the most prominent in the world in the field of solar and renewable energy. which paves the way for a new phase of sustainability, especially in light of the ongoing preparations for the next fifty years.
In the Dubai Government workshop, we reaffirm our commitment to our national and ethical responsibilities towards preserving natural resources, while continuing our awareness-raising and educational efforts and adopting international best practices to ensure that our equipment, activities and operational operations comply with the highest standards of sustainability and environmental security, in line with the national trend in preserving the environment as the most valuable and most important resource.
We affirm our continuous endeavor to support the proactive achievements that make the UAE an influential force in supporting global efforts to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, while strengthening endeavors to build a safe, clean, and sustainable environment that guarantees the continuity of development, prosperity, and happiness for present and future generations.
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