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12/29/23, 4:11 PM DEWA empowers the youth to play a leadership role in climate action
sustainability and climate action. It raised awareness of social responsibility and the role of the youth
in finding innovative solutions for current and future challenges, preserving natural resources, and
creating a sustainable positive impact to achieve the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
2030.

The 9th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2023, organised by DEWA, the Dubai Supreme
Council of Energy (DSCE), and World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), hosted a panel
discussion titled ‘Youth Education and Engagement: Fostering a Generation of Green Economy
Leaders’. The session featured Some of the brightest young voices pushing for a greener world.

WGES also hosted a youth circle under the theme ‘Involving Future Generations in Advancing
Sustainable Development and the Green Economy’.

During the 25th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar
Show (DSS) 2023, organised by DEWA, graduates of the DEWA Sustainability Youth Ambassadors
Programme, launched in cooperation with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability

Leadership (CISL), conducted sessions on clean energy technologies. The programme aims to
prepare DEWA’s next generation of sustainability leaders to drive sustainability and a green
economy. The Education and Innovation Zone at WETEX hosted 19 discussion panels and

interactive workshops. Higher education students, youth professionals, and industry leaders will
gather at these events to exchange insights and knowledge on various topics. These include the
future of digitalisation, innovative solutions to achieve net zero, the future of mobility, empowering the
next generation of climate leaders, climate change, sustainability, accelerating the growth of start-
ups, sustainable cities and sustainable lifestyles, practical steps to reduce environmental impact, the

latest in water sustainability technologies, and more.

For more information, please contact:
Shaikha Almheiri / Mohammad Almheiri / Ribal Dayekh Afaf Abaza /
Mohammed Meshal

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Hattlan Media
shaikha.almheiri@dewa.gov.ae / Mohammad.almheiri@dewa.gov.ae /
Ribal.Dayekh@dewa.gov.ae
afaf@hattlan.com /

mohammed@hattlan.com

For more information, please visit DEWA’s website www.dewa.gov.ae
DEWA’s social media accounts:
https://www.facebook.com/dewaofficial

https://www.youtube.com/dewaofficial
https://twitter.com/dewaofficial
https://www.instagram.com/dewaofficial
https://www.Snapchat.com/add/dewaofficial
https://www.linkedin.com/company/dewaofficial

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