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DEWA Organises Thrilling Treasure Hunt to Promote Earth Hour 2017

Dubai Electrical power and Water Authority (DEWA) organised an Earth Hr Treasure Hunt, as part of efforts to celebrate Planet Hr 2017 in Dubai. Planet Hour is held 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 under the umbrella of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE). All Planet Hr occasions aim to increase awareness of the threats from climate change and global warming, to make sure that the community and DEWA staff members could have a good time, while finding out about rationalisation and the preservation of electrical energy, to maintain natural deposits and protect the environment.

The Planet Hr Treasure Hunt observed fantastic engagement from DEWA workers, residents and site visitors, who were reclaimed in time on a journey through old Dubai, while they raced to find the treasure. Participants acquired insights into sustainability together with the history of Dubai, via a number of hints across the old districts and iconic landmarks in Dubai. They needed to search for answers relating to environmental sustainability, and develop models of Dubai sites, utilizing recyclable products and be involved in competitions that highlight DEWA's projects and campaigns in the field of sustainability, rationalisation, and the conservation of natural deposits. Ultimately, participants competed in all rounds in the Earth Hr Witch hunt, to win important rewards.

"In adherence with the directives of the sensible management, DEWA remains to increase Dubai's contribution in global efforts to decrease carbon emissions that create global warming. DEWA functions to accomplish this by introducing a number of local and global ecological occasions to advertise understanding. The Planet Hour Treasure Hunt mirrors DEWA's initiatives to branch out methods of increasing understanding about sustainability, making use of innovative and interesting methods of spreading out the culture of innovation among community participants, to make certain a safe and secure and sustainable future," said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & Chief Executive Officer of DEWA.

"We delight in to be accepting Heba Bin Redha to arrange this event that integrates the component of journey with increasing awareness regarding global warming.The success of the Earth Hr Treasure Hunt influences us to proceed our initiatives to release more awareness programs and interesting interactive efforts, that engage with the community and promote the rationalisation of electrical power and water consumption, in addition to saving natural deposits, to guarantee a sustainable future for generations to find," stated Amal Koshak, Senior Manager of Advertising and marketing Communications at DEWA.

DEWA calls upon all those interested to participate in the Earth Hour Walk, by registering at www.dewaearthhour.com, and accumulating an event set. The pre-walk activities will certainly begin from 4pm, and will certainly include a number of family activities to promote environmental understanding and instil a society of sensible usage. Free transport will be provided from the Business Bay City Terminal to the area of the event every 15 mins in both directions.

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