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Sustainability is central to Dubai-based startup Oceans and Us initiated by serial entrepreneur Joel Michael.
One of the key pillars of UAE’s Energy Strategy of 2050 is infrastructure. This transition facilitates the clean energy mix. TRANSCO intends to plan, develop and deliver the critical infrastructure which enables energy transition through its power and water networks
Saudi Arabia has commissioned the Saudi Water Partnership Company which is working on the Jubail 3B plant is slated to produce 570,000 m3/day of potable water using reverse osmosis technology given the recent tie-up with French multinational utility company ENGIE, Nesma Company Limited, and Ajlan & Bros holding group.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has received due recognition from the UNWTO for its latest blueprint for a “transformative and deeply ambitious” economic strategy, and could do the same for tourism.
Neom is a region to the northwest of Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea which is Saudi’s pilot project in green-living. They intend on planting a million trees for this purpose.
A few hotels have integrated environmental issues into their activities as a means of getting some extra publicity. There are no practical or in-depth changes in the hotel’s environmental activities. The number of hotels greenwashing has increased over the last few years.
With Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE all set to add new benchmarks for sustainable design and the development of new smart cities of the future, Schneider Electric, a global pioneer utilizing digital transformation for enhanced energy management, automation and sustainability organized a session titled ‘Future of Cities’ at its Innovation Summit Middle East and Africa where it has been stated that the future of cities is digital and will be built around big data, renewable energy, electricity and smart mobility.
Abu Dhabi has been awarded the world's least congested capital by TomTom Traffic Index for 2021, based on a survey of 416 cities in 57 countries by the global navigation services company.
In the Middle East region, the UAE is working full throttle as it seeks to achieve its Smart City status carved out for Dubai 2040 Plan and the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030.
At the recently held World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi, a clarion call for an increased investment in the energy industry was made by Saudi and UAE ministers as they pushed for collective action with the soaring oil prices.