Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has revealed that is has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Emirates Marine Environmental Group, EMEG, to enhance co-operation between the two parties, especially on issues covering climate change and energy.

Under the agreement, both DEWA and EMEG have affirmed their commitment to developing and implementing initiatives and programmes designed to facilitate a smooth exchange of knowledge and increase key awareness on environmental issues, sustainability and climate change through awareness programmes, capacity-building and biodiversity conservation activities for the local community.

The MoU was signed by Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence, on behalf of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director & CEO of DEWA, and Major Ali Saqr Sultan Al Suwaidi, President of the EMEG, during the 19th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition, WETEX 2017. Organised by DEWA, WETEX is taking place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

"At DEWA, we seek to strengthen co-operation and ties with various relevant institutions to help raise the level of environmental awareness among individuals and groups of society, which in turn can improve and enhance patterns of behaviour towards our environmental resources, where we can further instil the idea of environmental preservation into all of our operations and strategies. Rest assured that DEWA spares no effort in its move to reduce the carbon footprint of Dubai to achieve the sustainability of our natural resources and to ensure a healthy, bright future for generations to come," Al Tayer said.

The MoU will cover significant areas of co-operation between DEWA and EMEG. This includes the creation of biodiversity conservation activities and programmes, the launch of volunteer-based initiatives in support of the vision and objectives of DEWA, participation in various joint environmental and heritage programmes, joint projects in the field of sustainability, and efforts to reduce the environmental footprint along with other programmes.