DEWA celebrates World Water Day

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is commemorating World Water Day with environmental activities to support worldwide efforts to secure natural resources. World Water Day happens every 22 March and this year's theme is 'Better water, better jobs.' World Water Day raises awareness about the significance of sustainable development.

"As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and to accomplish the instructions of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to achieve sustainable advancement in the Emirate, supporting the Dubai Plan 2021 to transform Dubai into a clean, healthy, and sustainable city with clean environmental aspects, and in line with our vision to end up being a sustainable ingenious world-class energy, DEWA is dedicated to each year celebrate this occasion, restoring our commitment to the reasonable usage of natural deposits and contributing to finding sustainable options to restrict usage, and achieve sustainable advancement financially, socially, and environmentally," stated HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

"The National Innovation Strategy, launched by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will make the UAE among the most innovative countries worldwide, and concentrates on seven nationwide sectors to promote innovation. These consist of encouraging innovative solutions to the obstacle of water deficiency," added Al Tayer.

DEWA's World Water Day events continued for 4 days from 19 March. Throughout Earth Hour, DEWA highlighted the importance of water preservation by leading workshops about water resources. DEWA is also promoting this with electronic interactive games, through the Shazam app under the style 'Every Drop Matters,' and revealed a video on their project to promote water preservation. DEWA participated in the SIKKA Art Fair, which was arranged by Dubai Culture at Al Bastakiya on 22 March. During the reasonable, DEWA highlighted the significance of rationalizing its use as shown in numerous artworks, and also promoted the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) through its stand at SIKKA.

DEWA also cooperated with the We Are Water Foundation (Roca) to organise an awareness day in JBR, Dubai. This concentrated on the importance of saving water to add to much better way of lives and jobs. During the occasion, a huge photo wall was set up, which illustrated the battle dealt with by individuals who have to stroll fars away to gather water. The general public was encouraged to participate by carrying big containers filled with water, taking a photo, and sharing it on social networks with the hashtag #NoWalkingforWater. In support of this concern, DEWA introduced the 'Every Drop Matters' campaign, to highlight the very best global practices for decreasing water waste and ensuring its sustainability, for generations to come.

DEWA continually arranges awareness programs and innovative initiatives, and presents awards to motivate the neighborhood to embrace a positive strategy to the logical use of water in their daily lives. DEWA conserved 5.6 billion imperial gallons of water between 2009 and 2015.

The United Nations' 5th report cautioned that numerous areas throughout the world are now dealing with water deficiency. 20 % of saved water is being made use of excessively, and by 2050, 2.3 billion individuals will be living in areas that deal with extreme water deficiency, such as North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

According to the report, over 1.1 billion individuals do not have clean, sustainable water, while 2.6 billion people lack major sewerage systems. Contamination, and the deficiency of water are both issues caused by individuals.

The worldwide need for water will enhance from 4,500 billion cubic meters to 6,900 billion cubic meters in 2030. A 3rd of the population in many developing nations reside in locations where water shortages amount to over 50 %. This need will be met by establishing conventional ways of producing water, and utilizing brand-new resources, although this will not suffice to meet major requirements to tackle water shortage.