10 Aug 2024
Quote by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, on International Youth Day 2024
“In line with the wise directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, DEWA promotes the UAE’s global competitiveness by investing in youth, developing their leadership capabilities, and providing them with the skills needed to become the next generation of sustainability leaders. With the extension of the Year of Sustainability in the UAE, and in light of the historic UAE Consensus ratified during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which the UAE hosted at Expo City Dubai in November - December 2023 and has set the world on the right climate action path, we are committed to amplifying the voices of youth and their innovative solutions. We are also committed to engaging the youth in comprehensive sustainable development efforts, accelerating the energy transition, and achieving the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050. In line with the National Youth Agenda 2031, we support the economic empowerment of talented young Emiratis, develop their scientific skills, consolidate their national identity, enhance their community contributions, and support their role in representing their country internationally. We also provide all the capabilities that enable them to keep pace with technological developments and possess skills of the future, to continue presenting the Emirati noble model that enables the youth to lead climate action,”