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Careem introduces ‘Eco-friendly’; a carbon removal ride-hailing service in Dubai

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Careem introduces ‘Eco-friendly’; a carbon removal ride-hailing service in Dubai

  • Careem’s ‘Eco-friendly’ ride type enables customers to support carbon removal projects in the UAE and wider region.
  • Available in Dubai today on the Careem app.

Dubai, UAE – 27 November 2023, Careem, the region’s leading multi-service platform, partners with CarbonSifr, a climate-solution company and the preferred climate-tech partner of Emirates Nature-WWF, to support carbon removal projects in the UAE and the wider region through a new ride-hailing option, available to customers in Dubai today.

Careem’s ‘Eco-friendly’ ride enables Careem customers to support carbon removal projects in the UAE and the wider region. This means that customers’ contributions will go to high-integrity environmental projects such as planting mangrove trees in the UAE and other nature-based solutions in the region.

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Eurovets Hosts IDEXX Educational Event

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Advancing Excellence: Eurovets Hosts IDEXX Educational Event Showcasing New Cutting-Edge Veterinary Diagnostics Solution

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 2023: Eurovets, an exclusive UAE-based IDEXX distributor, has recently wrapped up two highly successful seminars spotlighting advanced veterinary diagnostics and the latest technological breakthroughs in the field. The two events held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi attracted substantial interest and active participation from veterinary professionals.

Participants engaged in hands-on, interactive learning sessions which got them to further investigate patient’s minimum database needs, with a specific focus on kidney disease, urinalysis, and electrolytes.

The key highlight of the events was the launch of IDEXX SediVue solutions. This state-of-the-art equipment offers unparalleled capabilities to any companion animal clinic when diagnosing urine sediments. Adding SediVue to the in-house laboratory setup will advance the diagnostic capabilities of the veterinary clinic. IDEXX is a trusted name known for its accuracy and efficiency in veterinary diagnosis. The introduction of SediVue will contribute to improved patient care, provide accuracy in diagnosis, and save clinic’s time while performing urinalysis.

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DURING 8th COP28 CHANGMAKERS MAJLIS MEETING

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DURING 8th COP28 CHANGMAKERS MAJLIS MEETING

HE MARIAM AL MHEIRI DISCUSSES WITH MEDIA LEADERS AND PARTNERS WAYS TO ADVANCE THE UAE’S CLIMATE NARRATIVE

– “The UAE Net Zero Strategy 2050” leads the momentum of the post-COP28 climate narrative.

– The nation’s climate narrative is heavily influenced by the private sector in promoting sustainability

[Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 26 November 2023]: In the run up to COP28 in the UAE next Thursday, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment organized the 8th “COP28 Changemakers majlis”, which was held at the Etihad Museum in Dubai, focused on “Advancing the UAE Climate Narrative”, with the goal of strengthening the UAE’s sustainability initiatives and fasten its transition to a greener future.

The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and moderated by Hajar Alketbi, Director of Government Communications at the ministry. The meeting was also attended by H.E. Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, His Excellency Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation, representatives of the media offices in the UAE.

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جينسلر تنظم جلسة حوار تستكشف فرص العمل لمواجهة تغير المناخ في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

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جينسلر تنظم جلسة حوار تستكشف فرص العمل لمواجهة تغير المناخ في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية – 23 نوفمبر 2023 – استضافت جينسلر، أكبر شركة تصميم في العالم والرائدة في دعم التصاميم المستدامة، جلسة حوار مميزة حول العمل المناخي في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. أُقيم هذا الحدث في مقر جينسلر بـ ‘بوابة الأعمال’ في الرياض، تزامناً مع اقتراب المؤتمر الثامن والعشرين لمؤتمر الأطراف في اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الإطارية بشأن تغير المناخ والمقرر عقده في دبي خلال هذا الشهر.

ضمن التزام جينسلر المتواصل بتعزيز الممارسات المستدامة في مجال البناء، يأتي هذا الحدث كالنسخة الثانية من سلسلة فعاليات جينسلر في مجال التحرك المناخي. ولقد ضمت الجلسة مجموعة متنوعة من خبراء الاستدامة، الذين يمتلكون خبرات متنوعة في مجالات التصميم، والاستشارات، والتعليم، متحدين بعزمهم لمعالجة قضايا التحرك المناخي ومشاركة الرؤى حول كيف يمكن لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا المساهمة في الجهود العالمية لمكافحة تغير المناخ.

تناولت الجلسة التحديات التي يثيرها تغير المناخ واستكشفت الاستراتيجيات التي يمكن تبنيها محليًا للتخفيف من هذه التحديات وتعزيز العمل المناخي على المستوى المحلي. كما أبرزت الفعالية الأثر الإيجابي الذي ستحققه استضافة المؤتمر الثامن والعشرين لمؤتمر الأطراف في اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة الإطارية بشأن تغير المناخ في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا على تطور المنطقة.

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Euphoria By Rima Chahine, the Canadian award-winning artist based in Dubai

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27 November 2023 – 10 December 2023

The Warehouse, Goshi Warehouse, Dubai

‘Euphoria’ by Rima Chahine is transcendental in use of colour

DUBAI: Rima Chahine, the Canadian award-winning artist based in Dubai with an enviable international portfolio of art, will be showing her abstract artworks from November 27 to December 10 at The Warehouse, Dubai (@The.Warehouse.ae). It will her third solo exhibition in Dubai and is titled ‘Euphoria’.

It is part of the latest collection from the prolific artist, whose previous shows in the UAE have been sell-out successes. Her signature pieces, with their bold yet harmonious strokes of colour, have been the collector’s pride and enjoy enviable display spots in various homes and offices around the world.

Rima has been striving to understand her world and the world we live in and her art, which manifests her discoveries, unveils the spirit in which she found her subjects. In ‘Euphoria’, the sweep of colours takes everyone and everything in its current: the viewer is left with feelings of exaltation, elation and joyousness. ‘Euphoria’ is a part-ironical, part-prescriptive, title.

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