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Suqia UAE showcases its humanitarian impact and innovation in sustainable water solutions at DIHAD 2026 · DEWA Podcasts

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  Today we're focusing on Sukhya, UAE's participation
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  in Dihad 2026, held from 24 to 26 August at the
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  Dubai World Trade Center. The key story is humanitarian
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  impact combined with innovation in sustainable
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  water solutions. Under the umbrella of Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, Sukiyah
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  UAE is using the event to showcase projects that
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  provide safe drinking water to communities in
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  need around the world. One of the most important
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  statements comes from His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Tayyar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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  of Sukiyah UAE. The quote should be read exactly
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  as published. Sukiyah UAE embodies the vision
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to create a sustainable
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  humanitarian and developmental impact that improves
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  the quality of life of the most vulnerable communities
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  around the world. To date, Suqiyah's projects
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  have benefited around 15 million people in 37
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  countries through sustainable initiatives and
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  solutions that improve access to safe drinking
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  water, said His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al
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  -Tayyar, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of
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  Suqiyah UAE. That is the headline achievement.
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  Around 15 million people reached in 37 countries.
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  His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar also
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  said, Our participation in Dihad 2026 aligns
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  with our efforts to forge new partnerships with
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  humanitarian, development, and research institutions
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  to enhance the sustainable impact of humanitarian
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  projects, harness innovation and technology to
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  develop practical and sustainable solutions that
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  strengthen water security. and support the creation
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  of scalable solutions to address growing water
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  challenges, added Altayer. Another major focus
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  is the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global
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  Water Award, which Sukiya UAE is highlighting
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  as a platform to foster innovation and accelerate
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  sustainable solutions to water scarcity. Acting
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  Executive Director of Sukhiya said, Dihad provides
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  an important platform for exchanging expertise
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  with humanitarian and development institutions,
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  innovators, and solution providers from around
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  the world. Our participation also gives us the
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  opportunity to promote the fifth cycle of the
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award,
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  encouraging innovators, institutions, and research
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  centers to develop impactful and globally scalable
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  solutions. And as part of the conference program,
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  Mohamed Abdelkarim Alshamsi, acting executive
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  director of Sukiyah, will join a panel titled
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  Sustaining Humanity, Building a Resilient Humanitarian
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  Ecosystem, focused on making humanitarian work
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  more sustainable and more adaptable. In short,
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  SUKIYA UAE's participation at DHAD 2026 brings
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  together proven humanitarian impact, global partnerships,
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  and practical innovation in sustainable water
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  solutions.