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WETEX 2026 highlights sustainable and resilient technologies shaping cities of the future · DEWA Podcasts

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  The 28th edition of the Water, Energy, Technology
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  and Environment exhibition runs from the 20th
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  to the 22nd of October 2026 at the Dubai World
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  Trade Centre, organised by the Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority. It brings together construction,
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  infrastructure development, engineering services,
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  sustainability, energy, water and digital transformation.
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  And that focus is critical. The United Nations
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  Environment Program reports that the buildings
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  and construction sector accounts for around 37
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  % of global carbon dioxide emissions and nearly
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  50 % of global material extraction. This edition
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  highlights low -carbon materials, smart buildings,
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  district cooling, digital construction, and resilient
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  infrastructure. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, Managing Director and Chief Executive
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  Officer of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,
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  founder and chairman of the Water, Energy, Technology
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  and Environment Exhibition, said, The ability
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  to build sustainable and resilient cities is
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  linked to turning innovation into investment
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  decisions and viable projects that deliver sustainable
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  value throughout the asset lifecycle. Dubai recognised
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  early on that developing the cities of the future
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  requires a vision that goes beyond a project's
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  efficiency at the time of construction. to encompass
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  its ability to maintain performance, adapt and
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  preserve its reliability and economic value in
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  a rapidly changing environment. Through the Water,
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  Energy, Technology and Environment exhibition,
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  we work to accelerate the transition of promising
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  solutions from development and experimentation
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  to large -scale implementation. while creating
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  opportunities to forge significant partnerships,
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  develop pioneering business models and attract
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  major investments that support this transformation
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  and strengthen integration between environmental,
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  economic and operational priorities. We believe
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  that the most competitive cities of the future
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  will be those that develop infrastructure capable
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  of responding to change. and creating sustainable
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  value for society, the economy and future generations.
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  His vision is backed by measurable results. District
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  cooling can reduce cooling energy consumption
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  by up to 50 % compared with conventional systems.
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  While digital twins, building information modeling,
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  artificial intelligence, drones and connected
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  sensors enable real -time monitoring, early risk
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  detection, and predictive maintenance. The platform
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  is already significant. The 2026 edition carries
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  that momentum, supporting the transition from
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  standalone sustainability solutions to integrated
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  urban ecosystems, better prepared for the future.