Dubai officials plan special Amazon expedition

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Dubai 04-Apr-2016

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will send a team of officials on a special expedition to the Amazon rain forests in May as part of its ongoing efforts to become a sustainable innovative world class utility.The expedition was planned based on the success of DEWA’s last expedition to Antarctica last year. "DEWA strongly supports the Dubai Plan 2021, and the long-term national Green Economy for Sustainable Development initiative, launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to make the UAE a pioneer in the field of environmental awareness," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, chief of DEWA. Al Tayer explained that Peru was the destination of choice because of the clearly-visible effects of climate change within the Amazonian rain forests. He also mentioned that the 12-day expedition aims to study the effects of climate change on biodiversity, ecosystems and the inhabitants of the Amazon.