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Winners of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award: The award reflects Dubai's spirit of inspiring hope · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Innovation Focus. I'm Aljaneeb. The
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  fourth cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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  Global Water Award has concluded, honoring 43
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  winners from 26 countries with 1 million USD
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  in total prizes. I'm Corée. The award, overseen
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  by UAE Water Aid Foundation, SUKIA UAE, champions
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  technologies that desalinate and purify water
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  using renewable energy sources. Andre Holzer,
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  CEO of Green Waste Solutions UAE, won first place
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  in large projects. He stated, We believe that
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  the platform provided by this award plays a vital
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  role in raising awareness that innovative technologies
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  already exist to improve lives, especially in
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  terms of environmental impact. I'm deeply grateful
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  to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum for his commitment to improving life
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  on this planet for us and for our children and
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  grandchildren. Dr. Taijun Zhang from Khalifa
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  University, UAE, winner of the Research and Development
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  Award, said, This award is truly significant
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  and plays a critical role in supporting efforts
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  across this region. By investing in such a vital
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  field, we can drive meaningful change. The UAE
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  is uniquely positioned to lead and support global
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  solutions. Frederick Walland, CEO of STEM SAS
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  France, noted, I sincerely thank His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for championing
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  innovation and sustainability. Leadership like
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  his is vital to creating a better future. Rhett
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  Butler from Sky Juice Foundation Australia, winner
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  of the Crisis Solutions Award, shared, This award
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  is a powerful endorsement of our mission to deliver
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  low -cost, high -impact water solutions to those
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  who need them most. It affirms our commitment
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  to practical, scalable technologies that help
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  build resilience and restore dignity in crisis
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  situations. Youth winner Zhenyuang Xu from China
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  emphasized, This award affirms the importance
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  of renewable energy solutions. It motivates me
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  to move beyond academic research and focus on
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  real -world applications that benefit communities
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  and support a more sustainable future for all.
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  The award spans four categories, Innovative Projects,
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  Research and Development, individual recognition,
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  and crisis solutions, driving global water innovation
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  forward. Thanks for joining Innovation Focus.