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World Green Economy Summit 2026 to highlight international success stories through four main thematic pillars • The summit will be held under the theme: From Success to Scale: Showcasing the Green Economy · 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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  Organization will organize the 12th edition of
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  the World Green Economy Summit on 21 -22 October
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  2026 at the Dubai World Trade Center. The summit
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  will be held under the theme From Success to
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  Scale, Showcasing the Green Economy. It highlights
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  the UAE's continued role as a leading global
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  hub for the green transition. Registration for
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  the summit is open at www .wges .ae. MD and CEO
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  of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and
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  Chairman of the World Green Economy Organization.
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  His Excellency, Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, said,
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  This year, the World Green Economy Summit reflects
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  the pivotal shift in the global sustainability
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  dialogue. Successful models already exist. The
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  summit moves the conversation beyond the need
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  for climate action. towards demonstrating how
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  the transition is already taking place and how
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  it can be expanded more rapidly and effectively.
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  Bringing together experts from a wide range of
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  countries, sectors and institutions, the summit
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  will showcase the most effective and innovative
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  approaches to advancing the green economy. The
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  summit will focus on four main thematic pillars.
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  Energy technology and infrastructure, business
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  strategy and transition, water and food security,
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  and finance. Energy technology and infrastructure
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  will address clean power, energy storage, green
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  hydrogen, and nuclear energy for a reliable low
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  -carbon future. Business strategy and transition
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  will examine circular business models, valuation
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  opportunities, green skills development, and
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  trade and carbon regulations. Water and food
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  security will cover low -carbon water production,
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  the water -energy nexus, precision agriculture,
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  and climate -adapted food systems. Finance will
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  focus on blended finance, green bonds, and other
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  innovative instruments to help close the climate
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  investment gap through public -private collaboration.
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  The summit will also address three cross -cutting
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  themes – artificial intelligence, governance,
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  and system enablers, supply chains, and circular
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  economy. These themes connect all areas of the
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  program and support scalable and sustainable
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  growth. Each year, the World Green Economy Summit
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  brings together more than 3 ,300 participants
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  from over 30 countries with more than 80 international
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  speakers, including ministers, CEOs, and innovators,
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  as well as over 300 media representatives from
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  global and regional outlets. The 12th edition
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  of the World Green Economy Summit on 21st to
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  22nd October 2026 will highlight international
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  success stories and demonstrate how the green
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  economy can move from success to scale.