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WGES strengthens the role of technology and infrastructure in turning challenges into opportunities and competitive advantages Under the Water & Food Security thematic pillar · DEWA Podcasts

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  Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Dubai
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  Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority and the World Green Economy
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  Organisation will organise the 12th edition of
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  the World Green Economy Summit on 21st to 22nd
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  October 2026 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
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  And the summit focuses on four main thematic
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  pillars. The Water and Food Security Pillar shows
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  how technology and infrastructure are transforming
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  vulnerabilities into strategic capabilities.
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  From decarbonizing water production and strengthening
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  the water -energy nexus, to advancing precision
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  agriculture and building climate -resilient food
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  systems. On this, His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Taya, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme
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  Council of Energy, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, and Chairman of the World
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  Green Economy Organisation, said, Water security
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  is closely linked to zero hunger, good health
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  and well -being, responsible production and consumption,
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  climate action and other UN sustainable development
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  goals. Water and food security are fundamental
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  pillars of economic and social stability. This
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  underscores the need to build more sustainable
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  and resilient water and food systems to meet
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  rising demand and address the challenges of climate
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  change. World Green Economy Summit provides an
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  effective platform to strengthen international
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  cooperation. channel investment into projects
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  with sustainable economic and development impact
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  and harness innovation and advanced technologies,
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  including artificial intelligence and data analytics,
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  to develop scalable solutions, enhance resource
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  management efficiency, increase local production,
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  improve supply chains and strengthen future readiness.
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  The summit contributes to advancing the objectives
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  of the UAE Water Security Strategy 2036 and the
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  National Food Security Strategy 2051. It also
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  supports ongoing preparations for the 2026 United
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  Nations Water Conference, which the UAE will
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  host, in partnership with the Republic of Senegal.
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  World Green Economy Summit advances national
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  and global efforts to address worldwide water
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  scarcity. particularly as 2 .1 billion people
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  globally still lack access to safely managed
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  drinking water.