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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s UAE Visit

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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s UAE Visit to Promote Spiritual Harmony, Raise Climate Awareness and Drive Action Through Faith

  • Holds strategic discussions with Ruler and Crown Prince of Fujairah
  • To speak at multiple engagements at COP28, promoting sustainability and peace through the lens of faith
  • Will conduct a free-for-all public meditation for global peace with over 15000 people in Dubai on 8th December

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 6, 2023: Internationally acclaimed spiritual leader and humanitarian activist, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, known for his contributions to peacebuilding, disaster and trauma relief, poverty alleviation, and climate action, arrived in the United Arab Emirates for a weeklong series of vital engagements including strategic dialogues with the leadership of the UAE and high level discussions at COP28.

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Launch of the Voluntary Recycling Credits (VRC) Initiative at COP28

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Launch of the Voluntary Recycling Credits (VRC) Initiative at COP28 Marks World’s First Standard to Incentivize Recycling Globally

Dubai, UAE, December 2023: In response to global waste crisis and aligning with global commitments to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and net-zero targets, an international consortium led by Roland Berger and BEEAH Group, in collaboration with DFINITY Foundation, and the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), demonstrated the world’s first global incentive system to counteract the solid waste footprint. Supported by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change & Environment (MoCCaE) and the COP28 Presidency, the public-private coalition introduced the Voluntary Recycling Credits (VRC) Initiative at the UAE Pavilion at COP28, marking a new era of positive climate action.

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Wilo discusses new water solutions at United Nations Climate Change Conference, Cop28 in Dubai

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Tackling climate change together: Wilo discusses new water solutions at United Nations Climate Change Conference, Cop28 in Dubai

  • Georg Weber, Member of the Executive Board and CTO of the Wilo Group, speaks on water management at the global event
  • Sustainable water management can mitigate the consequences of climate change

December 06, 2023

Dubai: The Wilo Group, a leading pump manufacturer and digital pioneer of the pumps industry, brings new strategies and solutions to the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP28, which is being held in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023. The main aim of the conference is to find ways and reach agreements to realise the Paris climate goals of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

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DUBAI HOLDING ANNOUNCES GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE

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DUBAI HOLDING ANNOUNCES GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE TO DEVELOP FUTURE-FOCUSED SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS

  • Inaugural ‘Innovate for Tomorrow’ challenge invites innovators to solve sustainability challenges in the UAE
  • Supporting UAE Net Zero 2050 goals, challenge seeks to nurture culture of innovation, targeting youth innovators and start-ups

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6 December 2023: Dubai Holding, a global investment holding company operating in 13 countries and a Principal Pathway Partner at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), today announced ‘Innovate for Tomorrow,’ a pioneering innovation challenge, inviting global innovators to develop solutions to address critical issues in waste, recycling, and resource recovery in the UAE to drive a circular economy.

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GAIA awarded Best Blended Investment NDC Initiative at COP28

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GAIA awarded Best Blended Investment NDC Initiative at COP28

Dubai, 5 December 2023 – GAIA, a climate change-focused blended finance platform led by MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups, and FinDev Canada, Canada’s bilateral development finance institution, has won the Best Blended Investment NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) Initiative of the Year award at COP28.

The awards ceremony took place at COP28 on 5th December during the African Investment Earthshot Leaders Summit. The awards recognise both public and private sector institutions that are working to innovate and break new ground to mobilise private capital and private sector participation at scale, for Africa’s bankable NDC investment commitments and projects.

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