Suqia Board of Trustees holds fifth meeting

The UAE Water Aid Foundation's (Suqia's) board of trustees has actually conducted its fifth meeting at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)'s head office. Suqia is among the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. The meeting was chaired by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the board of trustees of Suqia and MD & CEO of DEWA, and gone to by HE Humaid Rashid Al Shamsi, Deputy ERC Secretary-General for International Aid and Vice Chairman of the Board at Suqia, HE Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Baili, Deputy Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs and also Provost of United Arab Emirates University, HE Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry for International Cooperation and also Development, HE Dr. Arif Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President of Khalifa University, Nasser Lootah, Executive Vice President of Generation at DEWA, Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at DEWA, and Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Suqia.

The team talked about the structure's job as well as paid attention to a discussion on the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives to fight hardship and also illness, spread understanding and also society, empower the area, as well as drive leadership. HH Shekih Mohammed container Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and also Prime Minister of the UAE and also Ruler of Dubai, introduced the Global Initiatives to coordinate with humanitarian and also social initiatives he has actually launched before, to simplify their goals and vision.

Al Tayer commended the launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, and also kept in mind that it mirrors the significance of finding lasting and also cutting-edge solutions to deal with Water all over the world.

Mohammed Abdulkareem Al Shamsi, Acting Executive Director of Suqia, spoke about the advantages of unifying initiatives as well as obtaining media support to add worth to the structure all at once. Al Tayer affirmed the relevance of accepting other organizations to settle their initiatives and launch future tasks.

The board also discussed the closed conference held by the executive committee of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives on 16 December 2015, where each celebration provided their objectives and aspirations towards the fulfilment of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives.

Suqia reviewed its research and development, and its passion in investing in water modern technologies.
The board also discussed the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Awards, launched by His Highness last year. The classifications of the honor include Innovative Projects for Companies, Innovative Studies and Research, and Young Innovators. The award identifies lasting and innovative solar power solutions to water issues in the world. The award was advertised at several international forums such as COP21 in December 2015, and various tasks kept in collaboration with the 70th UN General Assembly session in New York, the Solar Decathlon in California, America and also the Carbon Ambassador Programme in Dubai.