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WGES 2026 charts pathways for scaling green solutions and investments · DEWA Podcasts

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  The 12th World Green Economy Summit will be held
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  on the 21st and 22nd of October 2026 at the Dubai
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  World Trade Center under the patronage of His
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  Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
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  Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE
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  and Ruler of Dubai. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayr. Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme
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  Council of Energy, Managing Director and Chief
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  Executive Officer of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority, and Chairman of the World Green Economy
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  Organization, said, The world today has a substantial
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  base of successful models and viable solutions
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  that have demonstrated their ability to support
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  economic development, reduce emissions, and enhance
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  resource efficiency. The priority for the next
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  phase is to scale these solutions and accelerate
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  their implementation by strengthening partnerships
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  between governments, the private sector, and
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  financial institutions, and developing regulatory
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  and financing frameworks that stimulate investment
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  and enable innovations to be transformed into
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  practical, scalable projects. The UAE and Dubai
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  demonstrate how visions and strategies can be
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  translated into tangible projects and achievements.
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  World Green Economy Summit 2026 provides a global
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  platform for exchanging expertise and connecting
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  capital with technology and promising projects,
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  supporting the development of a greener economy
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  that is more resilient, competitive, and sustainable.
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  He noted that the global green economy has surpassed
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  5 trillion U .S. dollars in annual value and
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  is projected to exceed 7 trillion by 2030. The
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  agenda rests on four pillars, energy technology
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  and infrastructure, business strategy and transition,
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  water and food security, and finance. Artificial
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  intelligence, governance, and supply chains and
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  circular economy cut across all of them. In the
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  Middle East and North Africa, operational renewable
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  capacity reached 43 .7 gigawatts by the end of
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  2025, an increase of 13 .4 gigawatts in one year,
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  with a project pipeline of around 202 gigawatts.
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  On finance, Global climate finance reached about
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  2 .1 trillion U .S. dollars in 2025, yet at least
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  6 .3 trillion dollars in annual climate investment
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  is needed until 2030. In Dubai, the Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has reached
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  3 ,860 megawatts and will exceed 8 ,000 megawatts
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  by 2030. The summit welcomes more than 3 ,300
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  attendees from over 30 countries and more than
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  80 international speakers.