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The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Sunday hosted a brainstorming session with select youth to discuss the next generation’s ideas and solutions for current and future challenges of sustainability.

Called the Youth Circle session, the event is titled ‘Youth and Sustainability’ and is organised under the directives of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Shamma Suhail Faris Al Mazroui, Minister of State for Youth, attended the event along with Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dewa, and a number of Dewa’s younger staff.

The Youth Circle was organised at the Reading is Positive Energy exhibition at Zabeel Park. Participants discussed the role of young people in the sustainability of resources. They enriched the discussions by presenting constructive ideas related to the role of young people in achieving the sustainable development of the UAE.

“The UAE is a young country and its leadership depends on the youth in building the future,” Al Mazroui said.

“The Youth Circle is one of the tools adopted by the government to achieve this goal as it focuses on the most important issues for the future. Sustainability is one of the key pillars for the future that are important, especially for us as young people.”

Al Mazroui underscored the youth’s role in bearing the results of the dependence on fossil fuels. But they are also the ones who will be the ones to reap the fruits of sustainability.”

“Sustainability is not the responsibility of the government alone. It is important for each one of us as it affects both individuals and society as a whole,” added Al Mazroui.

Al Mazroui called on the public and private sectors to organise Youth Circles to meet young employees and listen to them and transform their ideas and energy into practical programmes.

Al Tayer thanked Al Mazroui and the Emirates Youth Council for selecting Dewa as the first government organisation in the UAE to host the Youth Circle.

“Thinking collectively and having open dialogues with the team at work create new ideas and bring us closer to success,” Al Tayer said.

“Organising the Youth Circle to discuss young people’s efforts in the sustainability of resources, emphasises our recognition of the important role of the UAE youth in promoting the sustainability of environmental resources. Today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders and the cornerstone of the sustainable development.”

Al Tayer said Dewa strives to actively participate in initiatives involving the youth, both in Dewa and in society in general. This supports its efforts to achieve the Dubai Plan 2021 for Dubai to be a city of happy, creative, and empowered people who are loyal to the UAE.