Oyster beds off the UAE coast contain elevated concentrations of microplastics, according to a new study that highlights the contamination of the marine environment. Old fishing gear, shipping waste and plastics discarded on land could all be contributing to the microplastic pollution found in the research, according to scientists. The study by the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in collaboration […]
DUBAI, 11th April, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA Group), will install three interconnections that can transfer 117 MIGD to different areas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, supporting reliable water supplies to customers across the […]
NEW YORK, 31st March, 2022 (WAM) — The Secretary General of the United Nations has announced the appointment of an expert panel led by Canada’s former environment minister to examining net-zero pledges by the private sector. “Governments have the lion’s share of responsibility to achieve net-zero emissions by mid-century,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, adding […]
ABU DHABI, 1st April, 2022 (WAM) — The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has rescued over 200 sea turtles since the start of the new year. EAD’s commendable efforts have been supported by their Wildlife Rescue Programme partner and the largest aquarium in the Middle East, The National Aquarium of Abu Dhabi (TNA). Ahmed […]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, met with South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, on Monday during his tour of pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai. During the meeting at the South Africa pavilion, the leaders discussed prospects for cooperation between the two countries, Dubai Media Office said. South Africa celebrated its country […]
Abu Dhabi: Nine per cent of the world’s total desalinated water is being produced at desalination plants in Abu Dhabi, a senior Abu Dhabi government official told delegates at the two-day 3rd Mena Desalination Projects Forum 2022 that got underway at the Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers Hotel today. Khadija Bin Braik, Director of Water […]
Utico today stated that the record-breaking world’s lowest water tariff project, the Hassyan Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO), is on course for timely completion. The project is well on track to achieve 50% completion by mid-2022, Khaleejtimes reports. The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is the project shareholder along with Utico and 100% offtaker […]
The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has issued the ‘2020 Annual Technical Report for Water, Wastewater, and Electricity Sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’, as part of its role as the regulatory entity tasked with monitoring and enhancing the energy sector’s performance in the emirate, WAM reports. The objective of the report is […]
In the latest stark warning of the threats a heating climate poses to the country, a report by Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources last week predicted that unless urgent action is taken to combat both declining water levels and climate change, Iraq’s two main rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris, will be entirely dry by […]
Thousands of families across Iraq continue to be displaced from their homes due to drought, tracking updates on climate-induced displacement show, painting a stark picture of the increasingly dire consequences of climate breakdown on the population and particularly the agricultural community, Rudaw states. At least 3,334 families remain displaced as a result of drought conditions […]
