DEWA participates in Marhaban Madrasti school activity in cooperation with Dubai Educational Zone
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) participated in the Marhaban Madrasti (Welcome to my school) activity, organised by Dubai Educational Zone, under the theme I pledge to my emirate. This supports DEWA's ongoing awareness projects intended at achieving its developmental goals, and strategic plans to enhance environmental sustainability in Dubai. This supports the efforts of educational institutions, to decrease consumption, and raise future generations. DEWA's Conservation Team arranged a number of activities and workshops to develop an interactive and delighted environment.
"We are pleased to be cooperating with the schools of Dubai Educational Zone, to support efforts to raise a generation efficient in understanding the significance of our natural resources. This abides by the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to accomplish the sustainable and detailed development of the Emirate, and the Dubai Plan 2021 to change Dubai into a smart, integrated, and linked city that utilizes its resources sustainably, and can providing clean, healthy and sustainable environmental components," said HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
"DEWA looks for to improve relations with its partners and stakeholders to attain its strategic objectives, and promote Dubai's position as a global center for trade, finance, tourism, green economy, and sustainability. We encourage the rational use of energy and water, while protecting natural resources and the environment.This is achieved via year-long awareness campaigns, activities, and initiatives. This supports our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to instil a culture of conservation, and spread environmental awareness among the educational sector in the Emirate. We have accomplished a number of achievements in the field of conservation, as a results of our cooperation with Dubai Educational Zone.
We have actually handled to present trainees to the best practices to decrease consumption, while raising awareness of the latest updates in this field. DEWA works to maintain to date with the latest training and development programmes for trainees. This supports DEWA's vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility," included Al Tayer.
For the past years, DEWA has actually been cooperating with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), and Dubai Educational Zone, by means of the Conservation Award under the theme 'For a Better Tomorrow,' which was introduced by DEWA to target different universities in the Emirate, and celebrate conventional practices to restrict making use of water electrical energy resources, and lower usage. The Conservation Award, is now in its tenth year and has actually accomplished considerable results, every year. DEWA has actually previously honoured 162 universities and interacted the message of sustainability to over 273,000 students. The overall cost savings achieved by the educational institutions, trainees and faculty members in electricity intake given that the beginning of the Awards is 125 GWh and 24 million gallons in water intake. This has contributed to minimizing almost 67,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, with monetary savings worth AED 90 million.
