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DEWA strengthens environmental sustainability through mangrove planting and beach clean-up initiatives · DEWA Podcasts

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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, in cooperation
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  with the Dubai Environment and Climate Change
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  Authority, has strengthened environmental sustainability
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  through mangrove planting and beach cleanup initiatives.
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  In 2026, 700 mangrove trees were planted at the
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  Jebel Ali Marine Sanctuary, with 254 volunteers
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  contributing 508 hours of service. These activities
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  form part of a wider program organized since
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  the start of the year to support environmental
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  sustainability and protect marine biodiversity.
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  Driven by our commitment to social responsibility,
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  we continue to advance efforts to protect the
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  environment and preserve its biodiversity while
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  championing nature -based solutions to combat
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  climate change and accelerate progress towards
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  net zero. Our mangrove planting initiatives,
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  carried out in cooperation with government and
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  private sector partners, underscore the importance
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  of integrated efforts in achieving environmental
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  sustainability and supporting the UAE's goal
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  to plant 100 million mangrove trees by 2030.
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  We will continue to expand green spaces in Dubai,
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  enhance quality of life, and engage the wider
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  community in safeguarding our precious natural
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  resources, said His Excellency Saeed Mohamed
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  Altair, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water
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  Authority. Between 2023 and the end of May 2026,
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  Dubai Electricity and Water Authority planted
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  14 ,650 mangrove trees at the sanctuary. Its
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  beach cleanup campaigns also removed more than
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  3 ,546 kilograms of waste, the majority of which
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  were plastics. The initiatives brought together
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  2 ,154 volunteers, including employees, their
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  families, staff from subsidiaries, and Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority Academy students.
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  Volunteers praised the authorities' efforts to
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  raise awareness about planting and environmental
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  conservation, and highlighted practical, scalable
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  solutions that improve air quality and preserve
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  terrestrial and marine habitats, as well as coastal
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  ecosystems across Dubai.